Just which "ideals" were affirmed by the Founders? What lessons of history were closely studied by them? American Ideals: Founding a "Republic of Virtue" is an invitation to enter this part of the American debate regarding human nature and the conditions right for its flourishing. In these carefully crafted lectures, Professor Daniel N. Robinson traces the dominant features of the early American ethos that culminated in declared independence and a constitutional form of government unheralded in political history. This is a fascinating opportunity to trace the manner in which the founding documents of the United States evolved.
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This course introduces students to a uniquely American invention: the written specification of individual liberties and rights that citizens possess, and has as its subject the relationship of law to the most fundamental questions about politics, morality, and human nature.
Strengthen your understanding of the landmark conflict that gave birth to the United States of America. In American Revolution, follow the course of the war's events—from its outbreak at Lexington and Concord to its conclusion with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. Then, delve into the ideological roots of the revolution and learn how the inspirational idea of liberty was formed in Origins and Ideologies of the American Revolution.
Witness the dawn of the United States of America from the perspective of both everyday Americans and Founding Fathers with this set that pairs Ordinary Americans in the Revolution with America’s Founding Fathers. First, delve into the perspectives and experiences of the common people who made the American Revolution happen, from political activists, soldiers, and shopkeepers to Native Americans, enslaved people, and British loyalists. Then, use the Founding Fathers as a lens through which to see powerful truths about the early political history of the United States.
This sweeping, 84-lecture series features three award-winning professors sharing their insights into this nation's past in their own areas of special interest, from European settlement and the Revolutionary War to the Civil War, 19th-century industrialization, world wars, and today's outlook. You will gain a lucid picture of the factors that enabled the United States to become the largest, wealthiest, and most powerful democratic republic in history.
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