LECTURE GUIDE

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*****THE “OVERVIEW” SERIES*****

L1-GEORGE WASHINGTON, NEW JERSEY, AND THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR

The Man, The State, The Battles, The Town (Morristown), The House (The Ford Mansion)

L2-AFTER THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR

We rebelled...We fought...We won

LET OUR COUNTRY BEGIN!

L3-“REMEMBER THE LADIES”:WOMEN DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

Women, Health, and Medicine during The American Revolution

L4-REMEMBERING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

Mark Twain once said, “Never let the truth get in the way of a good story”. How do you remember the founding of our country?

 

*****THE “THEMED” SERIES*****

L5-“PAINTING” THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

The founding of our country through the eyes of the artist

L6-“THE WHOLE STORY”

So whatever happened to Aaron Burr?

So why did Benedict Arnold become a traitor?

So did all those people really fit in that small boat with Washington?

Iconic people and iconic events...THE WHOLE STORY

L7-FORGOTTEN FOUNDERS

Anybody remember Samual Adams? (Beer?)

Maybe Ethan Allen? (Furniture?)

How about Henry Knox? (Gold?)

It’s time to remember our Forgotten Founders

L8-THE “DARK SIDE” OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

The underbelly of independence

 

*****THE “lesser known” SERIES*****

L9-THE “lesser known” GEORGE WASHINGTON

It’s not easy creating a new country, but someone has to do it!

L10-“lesser known” HEROES AND HEROINES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

You might know their names, now learn what you might not know they did

L11-THE “lesser known” AMERICAN REVOLUTION

It’s the little things that count!

 

*****THE “AMERICAN HISTORY 101” SERIES*****

(Lectures in this series can be given individually, or in any combination)

L12-THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION IN ONE HOUR (1754-1804)

L13-THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION (1754-1776)

L14-THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR (1775-1783)

L15-AFTER THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR (1783-1804)

 

*****THE “HIGHLIGHTS” SERIES*****

A little from this lecture, a little from that lecture

L16-LECTURE “HIGHLIGHTS” VOLUME1

L17-LECTURE “HIGHLIGHTS” VOLUME 2

L18-LECTURE “HIGHLIGHTS” VOLUME 3

 

*****LECTURES “UNDER CONSTRUCTION”*****

UC1-“WRITING” THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

UC2- THE WAR OF 1812

UC3- FINDING THE PAST IN THE PRESENT