In consequence a strong tradition of self-government developed in the colonies and colonists jealously guarded their political rights which they saw as theirs because they were British.
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Great Debates in American History by Peter Pappas - 0 views
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Great Debates in American History by Peter Pappas Overview and Answer Key Unit 1: How Should Society Balance the Need for Tolerance with the Need to Protect Itself? Unit 2: How Powerful Should the National Government Be? Unit 3: Who Should Be Allowed to Vote? Unit 4: Should Women Have Equal Treatment Under the Law? Unit 5: How Should Americans Treat the Land? Unit 6: Has Industrialization Produced More Benefits or More Problems for the Nation? Unit 7: Should the United States Pursue a Foreign Policy of Isolationism or Interventionism? Unit 8: What Should the Nation's Immigration Policy Be? Unit 9: To What Extent Is the Federal Government Responsible for the Welfare and Security of the Individual? Unit 10: Is Civil Disobedience Ever Justified as a Method of Political Change? Unit 11: What Are the Limits of a Free Press? Unit 12: How Much Should the Nation Invest in Defense?
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BBC - History - British History in depth: Was the American Revolution Inevitable? - 1 views
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Paradoxically, it was Parliament, supposedly the guardian of British liberty, which seemed to endanger the liberties of Britons in America in 1765. In the aftermath of the Seven Years' War, British political leaders and imperial administrators sought to assert greater control over the far-flung parts of the empire and in so doing they came into conflict with the political traditions and assumptions of the colonists who resisted what they saw as unconstitutional parliamentary innovation
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Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil and the Presidency: Previous Broadcasts | KQED Public Media ... - 0 views
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This biography of America's 7th president explores whether Americans should celebrate Jackson or apologize for him. Viewers discover that Jackson fought in the Revolutionary War when he was 13 years old and that he used the skills learned in battle to kill a man over a gambling debt; that Jackson led the American army to the most surprising victory in its history in the Battle of New Orleans, but that he also launched an unauthorized invasion of Florida; that Jackson was the first great champion of the common white man and owned more than a hundred black Americans; that Jackson dramatically expanded the US and did so by brutally wresting vast regions of the south from Native Americans; that Jackson, in one of the boldest political strokes in history, founded the Democratic Party, yet was viewed by his enemies as an American Napoleon. Martin Sheen narrates.
Department of History Writing Guide - 0 views
H-Survey Discussion Network - 0 views
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Welcome to H-Survey, a member of H-Net Humanities & Social Sciences OnLine. The primary purpose of H-Survey is to communicate and exchange ideas about teaching approaches, methods, problems, and resources related to introductory United States history courses, as well as research in the field.
US History Teachers Blog - 0 views
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Narahya, check out this interesting blog.
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February 21 Tip of the Week - Visual Learners and the Boston Massacre « Histo... - 0 views