# The American Revolution

- Institution: Yale University
- Department: History
- Teacher: Joanne Freeman
- Term: Spring 2010
- Level: Undergraduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: History
- Source: [Open Yale Courses](https://oyc.yale.edu/history/hist-116)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://oyc.yale.edu/history/hist-116#syllabus)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

The American Revolution entailed some remarkable transformations--converting British colonists into American revolutionaries, and a cluster of colonies into a confederation of states with a common cause--but it was far more complex and enduring than the fighting of a war. As John Adams put it, "The Revolution was in the Minds of the people... before a drop of blood was drawn at Lexington"--and it continued long past America's victory at Yorktown. This course will examine the Revolution from this broad perspective, tracing the participants' shifting sense of themselves as British subjects, colonial settlers, revolutionaries, and Americans.

## Lectures

1. [Introduction: Freeman's Top Five Tips for Studying the Revolution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/hist-116/ef013059e0d7) (Audio)
2. [Being a British Colonist](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/hist-116/8d678180ab18) (Audio)
3. [Being a British American](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/hist-116/fb19288f569b) (Audio)
4. ["Ever at Variance and Foolishly Jealous": Intercolonial Relations](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/hist-116/1b75df0d0ff5) (Audio)
5. [Outraged Colonials: The Stamp Act Crisis](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/hist-116/a5dcc1d6b53b) (Audio)
6. [Resistance or Rebellion? (Or, What the Heck is Happening in Boston?)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/hist-116/cf8c873ecb17) (Audio)
7. [Being a Revolutionary](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/hist-116/e1b551edd210) (Audio)
8. [The Logic of Resistance](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/hist-116/4008ae7628a3) (Audio)
9. [Who Were the Loyalists?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/hist-116/8eded12da98a) (Audio)
10. [Common Sense](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/hist-116/3ef33ae21dfb) (Audio)
11. [Independence](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/hist-116/44019e82de9e) (Audio)
12. [Civil War](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/hist-116/7417c4cdb713) (Audio)
13. [Organizing a War](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/hist-116/b3344358e418) (Audio)
14. [Heroes and Villains](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/hist-116/ba57193853f2) (Audio)
15. [Citizens and Choices: Experiencing the Revolution in New Haven](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/hist-116/f429068eadd9) (Audio)
16. [The Importance of George Washington](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/hist-116/523db1f71165) (Audio)
17. [The Logic of a Campaign (or, How in the World Did We Win?)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/hist-116/ed82156ce56f) (Audio)
18. [Fighting the Revolution: The Big Picture](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/hist-116/a75501c8ed4e) (Audio)
19. [War and Society](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/hist-116/4e26516162b8) (Audio)
20. [Confederation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/hist-116/d56094d1ec67) (Audio)
21. [A Union Without Power](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/hist-116/f5e0a1d16381) (Audio)
22. [The Road to the Constitutional Convention](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/hist-116/9cfff7d20596) (Audio)
23. [Creating a Constitution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/hist-116/4eae6e60d9db) (Audio)
24. [Creating a Nation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/hist-116/613182f8712d) (Audio)
25. [Being an American: The Legacy of the Revolution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/hist-116/dcf79c296059) (Audio)