Episode 4: Science and Expansion

to US, from US seeks to put public opinion in conversation with scholarly approaches regarding history.  In recognition of the United States’ 250th Anniversary, we ask members of the public what the Declaration of Independence means to them.  Their answers, combined with scholarly essays, provide us with a glimpse as to how Americans view elements of American history.     Episode 4 features Dr. Adam Nelson of the University of Wisconsin, Madison.  Dr. Nelson penned an essay about Science and Statecraft and how the science played a role in the expansion of the United States.  We asked Dr. Nelson about his thoughts on taking a scientific approach to explaining the Revolutionary Era.to US, From US is part of the Imagining Liberty Project at Teachers College, Columbia University