20 - Confederation

Update: 2011-03-29

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This lecture discusses the ongoing political experimentation involved in creating new constitutions for the new American states. Having declared independence from Great Britain, Americans had to determine what kind of government best suited their individual states as well as the nation at large; to many, this was the "whole object" of their revolutionary turmoil. Different people had different ideas about what kind of republican government would work best for their state. Should there be a unicameral or a bicameral legislature? How should political representation be organized and effected? How far should the principle of popular sovereignty be taken?

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25 – Being an American: The Legacy of the Revolution

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24 - Creating a Nation

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23 - Creating a Constitution

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22 - The Road to the Constitutional Convention

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21 - A Union Without Power

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20 - Confederation

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19 - War and Society

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18 - Fighting the Revolution: The Big Picture

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17 - The Logic of a Campaign (or, How in the World Did We Win?)

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16 - The Importance of George Washington

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15 - Citizens and Choices: Experiencing the Revolution in New Haven

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14 - Heroes and Villains

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13 - Organizing a War

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12 - Civil War

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11 - Independence

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10 - Common Sense

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09 - Who Were the Loyalists?

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08 - The Logic of Resistance

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07 - Being a Revolutionary

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06 - Resistance or Rebellion? (Or, What the Heck is Happening in Boston?)

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20 - Confederation

Joanne B. Freeman

20 - Confederation