"Lec 15 - Citizens and Choices: Experiencing the Revolution in New HavenThe American Revolution (HIST 116) To show how Americans experienced the war and made difficult choices, Professor Freeman offers a spur-of-the-moment lecture on New Haven during the Revolution, discussing how Yale College students and New Haven townspeople gradually became caught up in the war. Warfare finally came to New Haven in July 1779 when the British army invaded the town. Professor Freeman draws on first-hand accounts to provide a narrative of the invasion of New Haven. 00:00 - Chapter 1. Introduction: The Revolution in New Haven 06:16 - Chapter 2. Yale College as the Seedbed of Political Protest and its Relation with the New Haven Community 17:18 - Chapter 3. Diversity of Colonial Opinions at Yale and the Formation of New Haven Military Units 26:05 - Chapter 4. British Landing in New Haven and Yale's Call to Arms 41:08 - Chapter 5. The Influence of the Revolution on Citizenship and Leadership in the Common Person Complete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://open.yale.edu/courses This course was recorded in Spring 2010.
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Lec 1 - Introduction: Freeman's Top Five Tips for Studying the Revolution
Lec 2 - Being a British Colonist
Lec 3 -Being a British American
Lec 4 - Ever at Variance and Foolishly Jealous
Lec 5 - Outraged Colonials: The Stamp Act Crisis
Lec 6 - Resistance or Rebellion? (Or, What the Heck is Happening in Boston?)
Lec 8 - The Logic of Resistance
Lec 9 - Who Were the Loyalists?
Lec 16- The Importance of George Washington
Lec 17 - The Logic of a Campaign (or, How in the World Did We Win?)
Lec 18- Fighting the Revolution: The Big Picture
Lec 22 -The Road to a Constitutional Convention