HIST 116: The American Revolution
Lecture 03 - Being a British American. Professor Freeman discusses the differences between society in the American colonies and society in Britain in the eighteenth century. She uses examples from colonists' writings to show that the American colonies differed from British society in three distinct ways: the distinctive character of the people who migrated to the colonies; the distinctive conditions of life in British America; and the nature of British colonial administration. (from oyc.yale.edu)
| Lecture 03 - Being a British American |
| Time | Lecture Chapters |
| [00:00:00] | 1. Introduction |
| [00:02:30] | 2. From Dr. Hamilton's Diary: Religiosity, Diversity, and Coloniality |
| [00:11:56] | 3. Risk-Takers, Landowners, Voters: Life in British America |
| [00:17:31] | 4. Door Persuasions and Middling Society |
| [00:23:33] | 5. Free Will and Spiritual Equality: The Impact of the Great Awakening |
| [00:32:13] | 6. The Power of Colonial Legislatures and the British-American Identity |
| References |
| Lecture 3 - Being a British American Instructor: Professor Joanne Freeman. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov]. |
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