Sumários

Crèvecoeur, Letter III of Letters from an American Farmer. Powerpoint with revisions. Feedback on blog commentaries.

5 Março 2024, 11:00 • Margarida Vale de Gato

Crèvecoeur, "What is an American" - powerpoint presentation on Moodle.

Revisions - see powerpoint on Moodle.

Thomas Jefferson and the II Congress: The Declaration of Independence.

1 Março 2024, 11:00 • Margarida Vale de Gato

Drafting "The Declaration of Independence": https://historyus19.blogspot.com/2024/02/hw-march-1-declaration-of-independence.html

Remission to Jill Lepore's, These Truths, "Introduction".
Loyalists and Patriots and the Treaty of Paris

Paul Revere and the War of Independence; Thomas Paine, "Common Sense". Abigail Adams and the tyranny of "men".

27 Fevereiro 2024, 11:00 • Margarida Vale de Gato

Paul Revere and the War of Independence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8CdFf6z4V8&t=236s

Thomas Paine, "Common Sense" - oral presentation
Abigail Adams and the tyranny of "men"; commentary practice: 

Characterization of the 3 groups of colonies; Indian and French War. Will to Independence.

23 Fevereiro 2024, 11:00 • Margarida Vale de Gato

Characterization of the 3 groups of colonies (cont.)

Indian and French War.
and video "Rebels: The Story of US".

Benjamin Franklin (cont.); Jonathan Edwards and the Great Awakening; 18th C population growth and administration of the colonies

20 Fevereiro 2024, 11:00 • Margarida Vale de Gato

Benjamin Franklin (cont.).

Jonathan Edwards and the Great Awakening.
18th C population growth and division of the colonies:
Focus groups on divisions of the colonies