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1776: A Revolution, Reactionary Revolt, or International Movement?

1776: A Revolution, Reactionary Revolt, or International Movement?. By Dr. Michael Faubion Department of History and Philosophy. A Revolution. Traditional Whig Interpretation Fighting for political rights and values Focus on political sources and propaganda Patrick Henry Speech

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1776: A Revolution, Reactionary Revolt, or International Movement?

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  1. 1776: A Revolution, Reactionary Revolt, or International Movement? By Dr. Michael Faubion Department of History and Philosophy

  2. A Revolution • Traditional Whig Interpretation • Fighting for political rights and values • Focus on political sources and propaganda • Patrick Henry Speech • Witness to the Boston Massacre • Bernard Baylin

  3. Counter-Revolution Rebellion • Progressive Interpretation • Fighting for maintenance of old system and economic gain • Focus on actions and complaints • Declaration of Independence • Constitution • Charles Beard

  4. Transatlantic Revolution • Revisionist Interpretation • Argues part of a larger global movement • Looks at comparative movements and similar influences • Thomas Paine’s Rights of Man • Revolutions in France and Latin America • Enlighten thought • R.R. Palmer

  5. Websites for Revolution Primary Sources • http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/index.html • http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/ • http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/D/index.htm • http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/states/statech.htm

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