03: Tyranny and Mutation
Everybody got mixed feelings about the function and the form.
- Neil Peart
The segments of this lecture are:
- 03a: Introduction
- 03b: The Thirteen Colonies
- 03c: Revolution In The Air
- 03d: Building on Our Beginnings
- 03e: Conclusions
Important terms, concepts, individuals, and events:
Jamestown Colony, Roanoke Colony, French and Indian War, Stamp Act, Sons of Liberty, George Washington, Treaty of Paris, annuit coeptis, foreign entanglements
Questions for consideration:
- What role did religion play in the colonization and settlement of the Thirteen Colonies?
- What particular actions troubled the colonists most about British rule, and why?
- How correct has George Washington's famous advice about foreign policy proven?