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Yale University

Freeman's Top Five Tips for Studying the American Revolution

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This introductory course presents five interpretive tips for studying the American Revolution. It examines changing meanings of political terms, the humanity of the Founders, overlooked participants, and the importance of historical contingency.

Syllabus

- Chapter 1. Introduction: Is the War Part of the American Revolution?
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- Chapter 2. Reading Materials for the Course
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- Chapter 3. Freeman's Tips One and Two: Facts and Meanings
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- Chapter 4. Freeman's Tip Three: The Founders Were Human, Too
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- Chapter 5. Freeman's Tip Four: The Other Revolutionaries
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- Chapter 6. Freeman's Tip Five and Conclusion
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