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the revolution, much to their chagrin. surely this was an unintended and to many an outrageous consequence of the american revolution. finally, the coming of the american revolution brought home to many white americans the contradiction, not to say hypocrisy, of american colonists who objected to infringements on their freedom but who at the same time systematically deprived black people of their moef bassic rights and liberties. while recognition of this contradiction did not lead to an immediate end to slavery, it did lead certain people, among them george washington, to voluntary ly free their slaves. and there were a large number of slave owners who did free their slaves. northern state legislators put slavery on the road to abolition, either immediately or gradually. the federal government prohibited slavery in the northwest territory in 1787. and the u.s. constitution, though admittedly in many ways a pro-slavery document that protected slavery in many regards, did not once use the word "slave" or "slavery" in the text. for many white americans slavery had become an embarrassment, a moral blight that should be p
the revolution, much to their chagrin. surely this was an unintended and to many an outrageous consequence of the american revolution. finally, the coming of the american revolution brought home to many white americans the contradiction, not to say hypocrisy, of american colonists who objected to infringements on their freedom but who at the same time systematically deprived black people of their moef bassic rights and liberties. while recognition of this contradiction did not lead to an...
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the leaders, lost fortunes in the revolution because their farms and businesses suffered during the revolution. now, probably a lot of us have heard about what abigail adams experienced during the american revolution, how much she missed john adams, her husband, how much she wished they could be together. but adams' experience was not singular. many other women, including ester deberdt reed, experienced these periods of aloneness. ester de berdt reed's husband served in the pennsylvania assembly, became a military aide to george washington, and then was governor of pennsylvania. so she had to stay at home and take care of her four children without his help and support for many years. so what this meant is that women had to basically learn how to take care of business at home and yet support their husbands in their political activities while they were away. and as i say, this was a great sacrifice for many women. and men recognized that this as a sacrifice on the part of women. they began to publish essays, and they began to produce orations in which they noted that women were as patriotic as men, in which they celebrated women's contributions to the revolutionary cause, in which they ho
the leaders, lost fortunes in the revolution because their farms and businesses suffered during the revolution. now, probably a lot of us have heard about what abigail adams experienced during the american revolution, how much she missed john adams, her husband, how much she wished they could be together. but adams' experience was not singular. many other women, including ester deberdt reed, experienced these periods of aloneness. ester de berdt reed's husband served in the pennsylvania...
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the glorious revolution, the french revolution. the american revolution, we talked, a little comparison between the three of those and i want you to add three more upheavals to your thoughts. the russian revolution, pretty well tracks the french with even worse results. add the russian revolution and how aburke-ian that was and then there is two others i want you to think about. i want you to put the civil war, the war between the states, not defend any side, i want you to put that in the mix and i have thought about that only superficially because it popped up while i was preparing for this lecture. it was in many ways a failed revolution. and it has taken a long time for us to get over it assuming the majority of us are over it, but no great challenge to the institutions of government both south and north followed burke-ian principles, history, tradition, experience, and when it was all over, unpleasant as that was, and difficult as it was, the south was able to come back to the tradition and experience and history they understood even though
the glorious revolution, the french revolution. the american revolution, we talked, a little comparison between the three of those and i want you to add three more upheavals to your thoughts. the russian revolution, pretty well tracks the french with even worse results. add the russian revolution and how aburke-ian that was and then there is two others i want you to think about. i want you to put the civil war, the war between the states, not defend any side, i want you to put that in the mix...
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i think in the american revolution the americans were looking for support from the french. i think that was a vital aspect was holding on to showing the french that they could beat the british. was it nathaniel green at ft. saratogo? >> saratoga is the crucial battle. >> wasn't it sort of kind of like a partisan battle? if wasn't fought -- >> yes, you're right. >> they were able to garner support in a partisan battle from the french so i think that's not a strong argument. >> yeah. if you have partisans working with regular, right. that's the pattern that works. >> i think to contradict that, back in the american revolution, the french were, in slang, they were kind of itching to get at the british so they didn't need decisive victories as much as the confederates did because the french and english needed their support but weren't as dedicated towards defeating another power as the french were in 1776. >> then i got to move. >> they have one thing working against them, the fact in 1776, 83 that the british and the french were fresh off a war with each other and they really
i think in the american revolution the americans were looking for support from the french. i think that was a vital aspect was holding on to showing the french that they could beat the british. was it nathaniel green at ft. saratogo? >> saratoga is the crucial battle. >> wasn't it sort of kind of like a partisan battle? if wasn't fought -- >> yes, you're right. >> they were able to garner support in a partisan battle from the french so i think that's not a strong...
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i think in the american revolution the americans were looking for support from the french and i think that was a vital aspect of holding onto showing the french that they could beat the british and i think like was nathaniel green at saratoga. >> saratoga is a crucial battle, right. saratoga is the crucial battle that invites that. >> wasn't it like partisan battle. >> it wasn't fought -- >> yes, you're right. >> able to garner support. >> in a partisan battle from the french. i think it is not a strong argument. >> if you have partisans working with regulars, right, that's the pattern that works. >> i think to contradict that, i mean, back in the american revolution the french were itching to get at the british and so i think the united states or america at that point really didn't need decisive victories as much as the confederates did because the french and english needed their support but weren't as dedicated towards defeating another power. >> i have to move. >> one thing working against them, the history of europe, the fact in 1776 that the british and the french are fresh off a
i think in the american revolution the americans were looking for support from the french and i think that was a vital aspect of holding onto showing the french that they could beat the british and i think like was nathaniel green at saratoga. >> saratoga is a crucial battle, right. saratoga is the crucial battle that invites that. >> wasn't it like partisan battle. >> it wasn't fought -- >> yes, you're right. >> able to garner support. >> in a partisan...
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in the american revolution the americans were looking for support from the french. and that was a vital aspect, was holding onto showing the french that they could beat the british. and i think, was it nathaniel green? >> saratoga is a crucial battle, right. >> it wasn't fought -- >> you're right. there are -- >> yeah. that's the pattern that works. back in the american revolution. the french were itching to get at the british. so i think the united states or america didn't need decisive victories as much as the confederates did. because the french and english needed their support, but they weren't as dedicated to defeating another power as the french were in 1776. >> when it comes to the history of europe, in 1776-'83, the british and the french are fresh off the war against each other. they really hate each other. but in 1861, the concert of europe is in full effect in the middle of the century. and the europeans want to do everything to not go to war with each other. so they don't want to pick a battle with north america when they're trying to avoid battles at al
in the american revolution the americans were looking for support from the french. and that was a vital aspect, was holding onto showing the french that they could beat the british. and i think, was it nathaniel green? >> saratoga is a crucial battle, right. >> it wasn't fought -- >> you're right. there are -- >> yeah. that's the pattern that works. back in the american revolution. the french were itching to get at the british. so i think the united states or america...
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in the american revolution, the ratio was 8-1. eight deaths from disease to one in combat. and that was for the british armies and americans were much worse. washington's army begin to waste away. in the summer of 1776. then the next failure was a failure of intelligence. british were skilled. they built a network from american loyalists. they knew of -- much more about what was going on -- in new york than washington did. and he was taken by surprise, again and again in his, his army, was defeated with a few small victories to claim. worst of it. it continued until november, 1776. and the worst of it happened when washington, large part of washington's army, surrounded, at fort washington, which was at the northern tip of manhattan. washington was across the -- the -- the hudson river in new jersey. watching. as that army was defeated. and forced to surrender. and then worse than that -- after the men surrendered, par tu -- particularly, the riflemen of the haitian and british forces, a good many of those, of those riflemen were beaten up and then some were put to the sword
in the american revolution, the ratio was 8-1. eight deaths from disease to one in combat. and that was for the british armies and americans were much worse. washington's army begin to waste away. in the summer of 1776. then the next failure was a failure of intelligence. british were skilled. they built a network from american loyalists. they knew of -- much more about what was going on -- in new york than washington did. and he was taken by surprise, again and again in his, his army, was...
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mentioned, well, john adams thought that perhaps as many as 67% of the american people weren't fully on board with the american revolution. we historians think he's exaggerating a little bit. but you get the point. there were many loyalists, happily, most of them left. no, i'm joking. most of them were accepted and incorporated in american society. there were many people who thomas paine would have called fair weather friends. which army is where? the great problem was how could this republic of republics, this loose federation, survive? now, nobody was more conscious of the problems of union and the problems of the future of the united states than thomas jefferson, precisely because he was not in the united states, but aware of its weakness, of its impotence, of the absolute compelling to do something. -- necessity to do something. but did they do the right thing in philadelphia? that is a short version of the question americans have been asking themselves ever since. i want to tell you, as a student of the early republic, that there is no universal agreement among the founders, some of whom didn't sign, among americans
mentioned, well, john adams thought that perhaps as many as 67% of the american people weren't fully on board with the american revolution. we historians think he's exaggerating a little bit. but you get the point. there were many loyalists, happily, most of them left. no, i'm joking. most of them were accepted and incorporated in american society. there were many people who thomas paine would have called fair weather friends. which army is where? the great problem was how could this republic...
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revolution and the confederacy? >> there's smaller army. however like if the confederates looked to the american revolution, they would be able to realize that the smaller forces could still gain independantsy, still be able to gain independentsy. with the smaller force, it's possible. >> you have to husband your forces in the correct manner. you have to, you can't, does watching go around willy-nilly attacking. mr. conner. >> the goal is not to defeat your enemies, just to exhaust them. to ruin public opinion and for that, you don't necessarily need to completely trust your armed forces. you just need to frustrate them, which is what washington did. washington never really focused on one strong point, he took out you know, detachments. >> yeah. >> he won moral victories, which is probably what lee should have done is you know, picked small points as opposed to focusing on the large army where you risk your army in change. >> okay. now, here's a question. in defense of lee, does lee actually disagree except for the mean? with the ends? no. but what's lee's argument? >> he thinks the battle is go
revolution and the confederacy? >> there's smaller army. however like if the confederates looked to the american revolution, they would be able to realize that the smaller forces could still gain independantsy, still be able to gain independentsy. with the smaller force, it's possible. >> you have to husband your forces in the correct manner. you have to, you can't, does watching go around willy-nilly attacking. mr. conner. >> the goal is not to defeat your enemies, just to...
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no one who opposes the american revolution fiercely goes on to any position of public authority. the most prominent person i've been able to come up with is phillip barton key. flash forward the constitution. you can be fiercely opposed to the constitution and become president of the united states. you saw a picture of him. that's james monroe. vice president of the united states, george clinton. justice on the supreme court. samuel chase. it's pretty extraordinary. you can be for it. you can be against it. remarkable free speech and beard makes you forget that. beard makes you forget all the elections. beard is the only with one who knew it for a very long time. i asked ed morgan did you know the fact? that's kind of interesting. in 8 of the 13 states property qualifications were actually eliminated or lowered in the special election on the constitution. more people were allowed to vote on the constitution than had ever been allowed to vote on anything else. in new york, for example, here are the rules. all adult free male citizens could vote for the constitution. the property qu
no one who opposes the american revolution fiercely goes on to any position of public authority. the most prominent person i've been able to come up with is phillip barton key. flash forward the constitution. you can be fiercely opposed to the constitution and become president of the united states. you saw a picture of him. that's james monroe. vice president of the united states, george clinton. justice on the supreme court. samuel chase. it's pretty extraordinary. you can be for it. you can...
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[ gunshots ] >> the american revolution had been raging for almost two years when fort putnam was completedt was garrisoned with continental soldiers dressed and armed like these re-enactors. >> we just try to teach the public what it actually felt, what it tasted like, what it smelt like back then -- a little more than just names and dates in a history book. >> show us your bayonets! >> together: huzzah! >> fort putnam sits high above the hudson river at west point. its purpose was to help keep this vitalrea from falling into the hands of the british. the fort retains many of its historical features, starting with the ramparts. the word "ramparts" should sound familiar. it's in our national anthem -- "o'er the ramparts we watched..." but that was written about a different war. >> well, the ramparts are the walls of the fort. those are the defensive walls which we think of when we see a fort. well, not only do the ramparts of the fort still stand but we also have the casemates, which are down below us. >> a casemate was an 18th-century bomb shelter. this one was used to house up to 50 men i
[ gunshots ] >> the american revolution had been raging for almost two years when fort putnam was completedt was garrisoned with continental soldiers dressed and armed like these re-enactors. >> we just try to teach the public what it actually felt, what it tasted like, what it smelt like back then -- a little more than just names and dates in a history book. >> show us your bayonets! >> together: huzzah! >> fort putnam sits high above the hudson river at west...
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we often think of course the american revolution ended october 1781, yorktown. with the surrender of general cornwallace to the franco american force under the command of washington. that was not the case. for even with the surrender of yorktown, the british army still occupied new york, savannah, georgia, charleston, south carolina, wilmington, north carolina, and a good portion of maine. and the navy, while it had been defeated at the battle of the capes during the yorktown campaign, their navy was still supreme. their navy was still mistress of the ocean. the british had hardly been beaten. no one understood this better than the commander in chief himself, general washington. he was fearful that the news and victory at yorktown would in fact diminish the american effort. shortly after the battle, he wrote to governor william nelson, the governor of virginia, he told governor nelson, quote, instead of exciting our exertions the victory at yorktown will produce such a relaxation the prosecution of the war as will prolong the calamities of it. he then wrote a few
we often think of course the american revolution ended october 1781, yorktown. with the surrender of general cornwallace to the franco american force under the command of washington. that was not the case. for even with the surrender of yorktown, the british army still occupied new york, savannah, georgia, charleston, south carolina, wilmington, north carolina, and a good portion of maine. and the navy, while it had been defeated at the battle of the capes during the yorktown campaign, their...
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no one who opposes the american revolution fiercely goes on toa authority. the most prominent person i've been able to come up with is phillip barton key. flash forward the constitution. you can be fiercely opposed to the constitution and co
no one who opposes the american revolution fiercely goes on toa authority. the most prominent person i've been able to come up with is phillip barton key. flash forward the constitution. you can be fiercely opposed to the constitution and co
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i think in the american revolution the americans were looking for support from the french. holding on to showing the french that they could beat the british. was it green that at fort saratogo? >> that is a crucial battle. >> you're right. >> back in the american rev lug, the french were in slang. because the french and the english need their support but they were not really as. >> the fact in 1776, 83 that the british and french were fresh off a war with each other and they really hated each other but in 1861 the concert of europe is in full effect. >> and also, the british and the french. partly because of the refroech. really the british will come and make the decision to come in when it seems to them that the decision has already been made. it is hard to defend far away. all right, so recognition is an important thing. the confederates are going win enough victories to prove that. whatever that meeps. also what is not mentioned in your readings, there is a big problem for the british which is slave slavery. slavery is an issue for them. the british abolished slavery. th
i think in the american revolution the americans were looking for support from the french. holding on to showing the french that they could beat the british. was it green that at fort saratogo? >> that is a crucial battle. >> you're right. >> back in the american rev lug, the french were in slang. because the french and the english need their support but they were not really as. >> the fact in 1776, 83 that the british and french were fresh off a war with each other and...
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fact, so idealy suited was the area to this kind of activity, that it was used both during the american revolution and war of 1812 for the same purpose. and in fact even before that, in the 18th century, by pirates. here is a little known fact. blackbeard himself was killed on the bathe river in pimlico sound right about here. in 1718, by british warships. well, in 1861, the confederate sought to protect that sanctuary by erecting coastal force. the problem for the confederacy was -- one of several problems for the confederacy was that the civil war took place at just that moment in history when sea going ordinance warships choo at last match and even overmatch shore fortifications. up to 1861, beginning of the american civil war. first of all, they didn't sink. they were generally made of stone, not wood and like the ships, they could support bigger, more accurate guns. but the advent of steam propulsion, in the several decades before the civil war, which made ships a moving target, and rifled guns in the decade just before the civil war, rifled guns firing explosive shells, which gave the ships
fact, so idealy suited was the area to this kind of activity, that it was used both during the american revolution and war of 1812 for the same purpose. and in fact even before that, in the 18th century, by pirates. here is a little known fact. blackbeard himself was killed on the bathe river in pimlico sound right about here. in 1718, by british warships. well, in 1861, the confederate sought to protect that sanctuary by erecting coastal force. the problem for the confederacy was -- one of...
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threat of war with each other, the threat of war in the larger world, the reality of war, the american revolution is a 50-year period of war in the world. that's what frames everything. 1765 through 1815 and we can say beyond the civil war is yet another episode in the history of wars. so i think you can make it compelling. kids love war. we began in war and in that c context that i think we can begin to recover what these human beings did. >> all right, i'll turn to kyle harper who is director of the institute for american constitutional heritage. tell me your approach. >> i think one of the exciting things about teaching college is you're teaching adults and teaching kids who are becoming adults. and you're not just kechg them facts. you're not just teaching them to memorize when an amendment was ratified -- you're not just teaching them facts. you're teaching them to become citizens. if you embed citizenship inside the classroom you cannot only achieve greater results in your teaching but excite them and engage them to take what they learn into their lives as s citizens and so, to me, that mea
threat of war with each other, the threat of war in the larger world, the reality of war, the american revolution is a 50-year period of war in the world. that's what frames everything. 1765 through 1815 and we can say beyond the civil war is yet another episode in the history of wars. so i think you can make it compelling. kids love war. we began in war and in that c context that i think we can begin to recover what these human beings did. >> all right, i'll turn to kyle harper who is...
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they occupied detroit after the american revolution. >> dhar retain control of seven ports and u.s. territory after the treaty of paris of 1783. they didn't give up the forts until 1796 under the terms of the j treaty. the united states was in violation of the treaty of paris in 1783. both nations violated and both accused the other of doing it first. that remained a contentious issue until the treaty of 1794 resolved that. let's not hang all of this on the british. now. more immediately, let's address the issues you raised. the british were under no obligation to feed the civilians. they were under an obligation to feed prisoners of war. the civilians were looking after themselves. the british did not always control them. they made a concerted effort to purchase and ran som and those risener that is the indians had taken. they wouldn't be subjected to torture or death. i think proctor and brock did a pretty good job of managing the michigan territory during the british occupation. >> i think that proctor was probably an outstanding soldier and he was a humane man given the condition
they occupied detroit after the american revolution. >> dhar retain control of seven ports and u.s. territory after the treaty of paris of 1783. they didn't give up the forts until 1796 under the terms of the j treaty. the united states was in violation of the treaty of paris in 1783. both nations violated and both accused the other of doing it first. that remained a contentious issue until the treaty of 1794 resolved that. let's not hang all of this on the british. now. more immediately,...
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fact that the english and then the americans who were, after all, for the most part english when we started this experiment, how they viewed -- when the american revolution was over, there were people who offered burke the crown. when you think about burke and philosophy and you know about people on earth, you can understand why people would say, hey, it's not william and mary, it's not george iii, but it looks like the way to move forward without radical change. the secret to our success and to our foundation is that we got past that with a pretty radical change. did you ever wonder what would have happened if george washington had said, okay, not a bad idea. it might have worked. might have worked. but i think at that point we had understood that we could make the change, we could keep the tradition, we could embrace the progress without going back to a king. anyway, what would burke have said about that? i guess burke was alive when washington was offered the crown. i have not seen in the readings anywhere what he said, but maybe that's what i want to do. maybe if i get in the one question of an historical figure, maybe i want to ask burke, what if we
fact that the english and then the americans who were, after all, for the most part english when we started this experiment, how they viewed -- when the american revolution was over, there were people who offered burke the crown. when you think about burke and philosophy and you know about people on earth, you can understand why people would say, hey, it's not william and mary, it's not george iii, but it looks like the way to move forward without radical change. the secret to our success and...
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the french revolution through the rein of terror. when jefferson is secretary of state he writes to the american charzez in paris, he says, rather that the revolution should fail, i would have seen half the earth devastated. this is how passionate he is about the french revolution. now how serious were these disagreements of opinion? they were serious enough that people killed each other. the founders did not set up guillotines, but they fought duels. two founders were shot and killed in duels. when he becomes president he puts a due elon the supreme court. when dick cheney shot that guy it was an accident and he lived, but the founding fathers shot to kill so this is the political world of the 1790s. washington's achievement is to navigate this. he mostly sides with hamilton, but he does it in such a way as not to drive jefferson or madison to despair. they become disaffected. jefferson, while he's secretary of state, he puts an anti-administration journalist on his payroll at the state department so the guy can have access to government documents and cover his expenses, but he stays in the washington administration through the end
the french revolution through the rein of terror. when jefferson is secretary of state he writes to the american charzez in paris, he says, rather that the revolution should fail, i would have seen half the earth devastated. this is how passionate he is about the french revolution. now how serious were these disagreements of opinion? they were serious enough that people killed each other. the founders did not set up guillotines, but they fought duels. two founders were shot and killed in duels....
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in the american revolution, the ratio was 8 to 1. 8 deaths from disease to 1 in combat. and that was for the british armies and the americans were much worse and washington's army began to waste away in the summer of 1776. and then the next failure was a failure of intelligence. the british were very skilled at that. they built a network of american loyalists and they knew of much more about what was going on in new york than washington did, and he was taken by surprise again and again and his army was defeated with only a few small victories to claim. and the worst of it, it continued until november of 1776. and the worst of it happened when a large part of washington's army was surrounded at fort washington, which was at the northern tip of manhattan. washington was across the hudson river in new jersey watching as that army was defeated and forced to surrender and then worse than that, after the men surrendered particularly those riflemen who had been shooting the officers of the british forces, a good many of those riflemen were beaten up and some of them were put to
in the american revolution, the ratio was 8 to 1. 8 deaths from disease to 1 in combat. and that was for the british armies and the americans were much worse and washington's army began to waste away in the summer of 1776. and then the next failure was a failure of intelligence. the british were very skilled at that. they built a network of american loyalists and they knew of much more about what was going on in new york than washington did, and he was taken by surprise again and again and his...
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the americans after all for the most part english when we started this experiment how they viewed progress and change. think about -- it is an interesting sideline, but you know when the american revolution was over, there were folks who offered the crown to george washington. if you think about burke-ian philosophy and you think about americans that knew about burke, you can certainly understand why somebody said, well, hey, this is not william and mary, and it is not george the iii, but this looks like the way to move forward without radical change. the secret to to our success and to our foundation is that we got past that with a pretty radical change do you ever wonder what would have happened if george washington said, hey, okay, not a bad idea? might have worked, might have worked, but i think at that point we had understood that we could make the change, we could keep the traditions, we could embrace the progress without going back to a king. anyway. what would burke say about that? i guess burke was alive when washington was offered the crown. i have not seen in the readings anywhere what he said, but maybe that's what i want to do. maybe if i get the one question
the americans after all for the most part english when we started this experiment how they viewed progress and change. think about -- it is an interesting sideline, but you know when the american revolution was over, there were folks who offered the crown to george washington. if you think about burke-ian philosophy and you think about americans that knew about burke, you can certainly understand why somebody said, well, hey, this is not william and mary, and it is not george the iii, but this...
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the third american president. the national park service, and d.c.'s society of the suns of the american revolution all in attendance, honoring one of america's founding fathers. and biggest wine lovers. next week marks the 70th anniversary of a story chapter in american military history. a near certain suicide mission in the early days of the second world war. carried out by a volunteer group of airmen. bob has their story. >>> i'll never forget those days. >> only five of the doolittle raiders are with us. they were a group of 80 men that carried out the first american air raid against japan four months after the attack on pearl harbor. >> almost from that very day, franklin roosevelt was did determined to do something. it was less a strategical, as a psychic response for the american people. >> named after the fearless leader, jimmy doolittle, the raid on april 18, 1942, was planned as a one way strike against the japanese. >> secret mission. >> 16b25 bombers launching from two aircraft carriers. the story later told in the hollywood classic, 30 seconds over tokyo. after dropping their bombs on
the third american president. the national park service, and d.c.'s society of the suns of the american revolution all in attendance, honoring one of america's founding fathers. and biggest wine lovers. next week marks the 70th anniversary of a story chapter in american military history. a near certain suicide mission in the early days of the second world war. carried out by a volunteer group of airmen. bob has their story. >>> i'll never forget those days. >> only five of the...
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the early american republic." she's also published another book on women in the early republic titled "a woman's dilemma: mercy otis warren and the american revolution." the william & mary quarterly described her book "revolutionary backlash" as both path-breaking and field-changing. the "journal of the early republic" likewise described the book as powerful, rich, and finely textured. as reviewer after reviewer has noted, the book compels us to rethink the meaning of politics, individual rights, male backlash, and women's history in the early republic. please join me in welcoming professor rosemarie zagarri. [ applause ] >> thank you, rob. and thanks to president boren and to the university of oklahoma and to all of you for coming. this is just a special occasion. i'm really honored to be among such a distinguished panel of delighted that so many people care enough about the founding to come out and to listen to us talk about it. we think about it a lot, but we wish other people would think about it more, too. when the delegates to the continental congress gathered in philadelphia in the summer of 1776 to vote on the question of american independen
the early american republic." she's also published another book on women in the early republic titled "a woman's dilemma: mercy otis warren and the american revolution." the william & mary quarterly described her book "revolutionary backlash" as both path-breaking and field-changing. the "journal of the early republic" likewise described the book as powerful, rich, and finely textured. as reviewer after reviewer has noted, the book compels us to rethink...
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honestly, some of the older ones had careers before the american revolution. ounger once hackers that went on quite a few years after the signing of the c oonstitution. that is what we are talking o about. >> for some of the older ones de and younger ones? >> benjamin franklin, the oldest -- he was one in 1706. 1706. he knows cotton mather, that's old he is. he died in 1790. he cites both the declaration of independence and the constitution. the last to die is james madison. he is born in 1751, and then hes dies in 1836, 85 years old. he has seen the fight over missouri being admitted to thes union. he sees the nullification crisis. last but he is the last one.er >> that is the other side. >> in 2006, you wrote what would the founders do? and in that book, you right that the founders invite our discussion when they lived. they were argumentative, expensive know what all is, hanging their ideas out to dry in public speeches and in in journalism. >> well, that's right. they set up a j republic. thi and they are very proud of doiny that.in the this is virtually un
honestly, some of the older ones had careers before the american revolution. ounger once hackers that went on quite a few years after the signing of the c oonstitution. that is what we are talking o about. >> for some of the older ones de and younger ones? >> benjamin franklin, the oldest -- he was one in 1706. 1706. he knows cotton mather, that's old he is. he died in 1790. he cites both the declaration of independence and the constitution. the last to die is james madison. he is...
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the american breast. clearly he was thinking about dunmore's proclamation and the american revolution. but secessionists faced the same problem. and they seemed hooeedless of t dangers. gave no thought to what slaves would do. discounted entirely the matter of slaves' allegiance. but moving decisively to grasp the opening history offered in their own long war against the slave holders. slaves made their loyalty and allegiance count. and created a significant problem of treason in the confederacy. the problem was evident to masters on plantations who as early as january 1861, found evidence of what nwas powder, ad plots of network, slave communication, providing valuable intelligence to the enemy. indeed the plantation emerged as a critical site of civil war politics because the it was the ground of a struggle that radiated up and out through the various levels of government in the confederacy. slaves moved tactically and by stages, men and women both, equal and active participants in the whole array of insurrectionary activities calculated to destroy the institution of slavery, their ma
the american breast. clearly he was thinking about dunmore's proclamation and the american revolution. but secessionists faced the same problem. and they seemed hooeedless of t dangers. gave no thought to what slaves would do. discounted entirely the matter of slaves' allegiance. but moving decisively to grasp the opening history offered in their own long war against the slave holders. slaves made their loyalty and allegiance count. and created a significant problem of treason in the...
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the reality of war and the american revolution is a 50-year period of war in the world. that's what frames everything from 1775 through 1815. the civil war is another episode. i think you can make it compelling. we began in war and it's in this context that we can begin to recover. what the human beings did, they are great achievements and great failures. >> i will turn to the director of the institute for american constitutional teritage. me your approach. >> one of the exciting things about peaching college is you are teaching adults. you are not just teaching them facts and memorize when an amendment was ratified. you are teaching them to be citizens. you can not only achieve greater results, but excite them and engage them into their lives and citizens. that means creating debate in ways that make them realize that they impact religious freedom or privacy. these are issues with a history and history matter when is it comes to the constitution and history in a way that profoundly shape the world they live in. giving them a chance not only to recognize that and make it
the reality of war and the american revolution is a 50-year period of war in the world. that's what frames everything from 1775 through 1815. the civil war is another episode. i think you can make it compelling. we began in war and it's in this context that we can begin to recover. what the human beings did, they are great achievements and great failures. >> i will turn to the director of the institute for american constitutional teritage. me your approach. >> one of the exciting...
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proprietorial t was his washington. >> and as he was saying on that clips, he was very moved by the american revolution. he thought this was a revolution that had worked. and i think he loved the fact that it is an immigrant society, and the diversity that follows. >> rose: in this book hitch 22 he writes about the first three chapters in it and talks about actually this photograph in which i think he was described, i should give credit to the photographer. >> angela. >> you know. >> yes. >> o was described as the late christopher hitch ens which gave him or provided for him or was an impetus for him or forced him or linked him to consider mortality. and then he sort of talks about there in its first three chapters here. so let's talk finally about sort of the end. and how he handled death and each of you visited him and saw him and talked to him so did i in terms of an interview. when i went to do the interview he was obviously not feeling well. i said we don't have to do this now. i will come back another time. he said nobody, i want to do it now. he had a bucket next to him, you know, and he's talke
proprietorial t was his washington. >> and as he was saying on that clips, he was very moved by the american revolution. he thought this was a revolution that had worked. and i think he loved the fact that it is an immigrant society, and the diversity that follows. >> rose: in this book hitch 22 he writes about the first three chapters in it and talks about actually this photograph in which i think he was described, i should give credit to the photographer. >> angela. >>...
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>> we are talking about the r american revolution and the writing of the constitution. and those are the to keep vents, and everybody who played a major obvioun in those can claim to be a founding father. had revolubviously the old ones had careers before of the american revolution and the young guerrillas have careers thats tn went on quite a few years after the signing of the constitutione constitution. >> host: who were the older ones and younger ones. >> guest: benjamin franklin, the oldest, born in 1706. he knows cotton mather and the died in 1790. he signs both the declaration of independence and the constitution. the last to die was james madison. he is born in 1751, and then he do is in 1836. 85 years old. so, he has seen the fight over missouri being admitted to the union. he sees nullification crisis but he is the last one. aaron byrd. but that's the other side. the dark side. >> host: in 2006, you wrote wow what would the founders do," wwfd, and in that book you write: the founders invite our questions now because they invited discussion when they lived. they
>> we are talking about the r american revolution and the writing of the constitution. and those are the to keep vents, and everybody who played a major obvioun in those can claim to be a founding father. had revolubviously the old ones had careers before of the american revolution and the young guerrillas have careers thats tn went on quite a few years after the signing of the constitutione constitution. >> host: who were the older ones and younger ones. >> guest: benjamin...
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the group that was most hated in the revolution, tarleton's raiders. he wrote a letter up the chain of command and said we treated them with humanity. we weren't even rude to them, he said. the americans made a point of that and what they were doing was leaking the conduct of the war to the values of the revolution and washington himself became a symbol of that linkage. and that linkage began to haunt the opponents of this war. and one of the interesting things or the way it haunted george iii after george went mad, one of his delusions was that he himself had become george washington and we can see how this example of a humane and highly-successful leader spread with the idea of the cause. and then after that, it was decided in counsels of war that one victory was not enough. so they went back. and it was those committees of sergeants, the associators, who were the prime movers of that. and the american army went across the delaware fought series of battles, all of them very different one from another. one was a delaying action. a very difficult retreat from the road down through lawrenceville, new jersey. and they did that with great success. the purpose of that was for the american
the group that was most hated in the revolution, tarleton's raiders. he wrote a letter up the chain of command and said we treated them with humanity. we weren't even rude to them, he said. the americans made a point of that and what they were doing was leaking the conduct of the war to the values of the revolution and washington himself became a symbol of that linkage. and that linkage began to haunt the opponents of this war. and one of the interesting things or the way it haunted george iii...
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declaration of independence and those individual rights given by him or a huge driving force in the american revolutiontever form of religion they so choose to. >> one thing that offends me the most, especially when politicians say, we were founded on christian principles. christians don't have a monopoly on morality. morality comes from your upbringing, the environment you live in, it comes from your own brain. >> our founders did that religious background and it seems like we're going to far to keep got out of government. >> you do not have a right, it was not intended to be protected from exposure to religion whether it be a christmas tree or some kind of display from someone who believes in god. if someone is that sensitive, we are missing the point of what our freedoms are. >> the constitution protect our rights. i don't see any reason why we should [inaudible] congress shall make no law establishing religion. we need a mutual understanding that we are a country that was founded by christians. nobody is wrong and nobody is right under law. even if there is a nativity scene on the lawn of the congr
declaration of independence and those individual rights given by him or a huge driving force in the american revolutiontever form of religion they so choose to. >> one thing that offends me the most, especially when politicians say, we were founded on christian principles. christians don't have a monopoly on morality. morality comes from your upbringing, the environment you live in, it comes from your own brain. >> our founders did that religious background and it seems like we're...
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they occupied detroit after the american revolution. >> they did retain control of seven forts on u.s. territory after the treaty of paris of 1783 was signed and ratified. and they didn't give up those forts until 1796 under the terms of the jay treaty. the united states, however, was also in violation of the treaty of paris in 1783. both nations violated the treaty. both accused the other of doing it first. and that remained a contentious issue until the jay treaty of 1794 resolved that. but let's not hang all of this on the british. now, more immediately, let's address the issues you've raised. the british were under no obligation to feed the civilians. they were under an obligation to feed prisoners of war. but the civilians were expected to look after themselves. now, the problem here was, the indian allies were just that, they were british allies. the british could not always control them. but the british made a concerted effort to purchase, to ransom those prisoners that the indians had taken, so that they wouldn't be subjected to torture or death. and i think proctor -- brock a
they occupied detroit after the american revolution. >> they did retain control of seven forts on u.s. territory after the treaty of paris of 1783 was signed and ratified. and they didn't give up those forts until 1796 under the terms of the jay treaty. the united states, however, was also in violation of the treaty of paris in 1783. both nations violated the treaty. both accused the other of doing it first. and that remained a contentious issue until the jay treaty of 1794 resolved that....
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now also, the north vietnamese here prove like the americans in the american revolution the strongest country doesn't always win. the vietnamese are weaker than the united states and the coalitions against them. yet, in the end, they're the ones that are victorious. they're not super men. the communists weren't super men. they made mistakes, sometimes learn from them and sometimes they wouldn't but they're tenacious. and they overcome their errors. their opponents didn't learn as much. now, conclusion of general giap in all of this, his quote right here is what mattered. the human factor has been decisive. the moral factors as clause would call them. the determination, their decision to fight this out as long as they had to. that was important. but also, the support of the north they had is very, very critical. again, they're weak compared to opponentings. if you're weak like the north vietnamese it is important to have powerful friends and they did and key to producing the north vietnamese victory here in vietnam. so thank you very much for your attention. [ applause ] we'll start pr
now also, the north vietnamese here prove like the americans in the american revolution the strongest country doesn't always win. the vietnamese are weaker than the united states and the coalitions against them. yet, in the end, they're the ones that are victorious. they're not super men. the communists weren't super men. they made mistakes, sometimes learn from them and sometimes they wouldn't but they're tenacious. and they overcome their errors. their opponents didn't learn as much. now,...