4. "Ever at Variance and Foolishly Jealous": Intercolonial Relations
Class of 1954 Professor of History and American Studies
This lecture analyzes the foundational regional distrust and localism among American colonies, examining primary accounts from Jefferson, Washington, and Adams. It traces three pre-1760s attempts at colonial union, motivated by both self-defense and British assertion of control.
The American Revolution (HIST 116)
Professor Freeman discusses colonial attempts to unite before the 1760s and the ways in which regional distrust and localism complicated matters. American colonists joined together in union three times before the 1760s. Two of these attempts were inspired by the necessity of self-defense; the third attempt was instigated by the British as a means of asserting British control over the colonies.
3. Being a British American
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