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The American Revolution: Lecture 2 - Being a British Colonist| 39mins
Director: Open Yale Courses | Producer: Open Yale Courses
Focus Years: 2010 | Country: United States
Subject Tags: americas, conflict, culture, education, united states, war
Quality Tags: Optimistic, Slow, Activating, Harmonizing
Synopsis:
Professor Freeman discusses what it meant to be a British colonist in America in the eighteenth century. She explains how American colonists had deep bonds of tradition and culture with Great Britain. She argues that, as British colonists with a strong sense of their British liberties, settlers in America valued their liberties above all else. She also explains that many Americans had a sense of inferiority when they compared their colonial lifestyles to the sophistication of Europe. Professor Freeman discusses the social order in America during the eighteenth century, and suggests that the lack of an entrenched aristocracy made social rank more fluid in America than in Europe. She ends the lecture by suggesting that the great importance that American colonists placed on British liberties and their link with Britain helped pave the way for the Revolution.

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