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HFM 054 | United We Stand? How Many Americans Actually Fought In – Or Even Cared About – The Revolutionary War?

History in Five Minutes Podcast

English - January 27, 2014 09:16 - 9 minutes - 4.33 MB - ★★★★ - 97 ratings
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Did all Americans fight for the cause of liberty in the American Revolution, or was it a war of few, or even the 1%. In other words, did the common man really care whether they were a British subject?

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 John Adams HBO miniseries on DVD. This miniseries does a great job of depicting all the differing ideologies that made the Revolutionary War and the creation of the United States such a difficult task.

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Did all Americans fight for the cause of liberty in the American Revolution, or was it a war of few, or even the 1%. In other words, did the common man really care whether they were a British subject?


Like this podcast?


Click here to subscribe to the podcast via iTunes


Recommended Resources:


 John Adams HBO miniseries on DVD. This miniseries does a great job of depicting all the differing ideologies that made the Revolutionary War and the creation of the United States such a difficult task.


TRANSCRIPT


Click here to download the transcript to Episode 54 (PDF)