Opposition to British Rule Grows
Historian and author Bernard Bailyn talks about growing colonial opposition to British rule during the period from 1760-1776. Professor Bailyn describes it as, "...a buildup of apprehension, of fear that they were being subjected to a familiar kind ...
Racial Comparisons in Literature
Professor of American studies and history Matthew Frye Jacobson explains that eugenics was a popular topic in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, often referred to by politicians in the discussion of American expansionism. Professor Jac...
Pre-Revolutionary War Surge of Immigration
Historian and author Bernard Bailyn talks about the two major forces at work during the fifteen years preceding the American Revolution. "One, of course, was the constitutional struggle with Britain was building up," Professor Bailyn says. "But the ...
Second Jefferson Administration, The
Historian Peter Onuf explores Thomas Jefferson's strategy of using "aggressive commercial diplomacy" (in the form of an embargo and sanctions) as an alternative to war.
American Revolution,The : A Global Event
Historian Peter Onuf says it's not as important to focus on the individual battles of American Revolution, The , as it is to understand the continent-wide enthusiasm they inspired for the war. Even more important, Professor Onuf explains, is that, "...
War of 1812, The
Historian Peter Onuf talks about the War of 1812, which he says the United States "...had to fight without the benefit of a national bank (and) without the institutions that were absolutely necessary to mobilize resources." Professor Onuf notes that...
British Struggle For Control, The
Historian and author Bernard Bailyn talks about the increasing difficulty the British government experienced in trying to exert control over North America in the years leading up to Revolutionary War.