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The Political History of the United States — 202 episodes

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5.23 The Treasury

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5.22 The Bill of Rights

3

5.21 Meet the Cabinet

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5.20 Building the Executive

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5.19 The Title Controversy

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5.18 Establishing the Government

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5.17 The Battle For Ratification

8

5.16 Off to the States

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5.15 An Uneasy Agreement

10

5.14 The Bounds of Idealism

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5.13 The Great Compromise

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5.12 The Fate of the States

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5.11 The Convention Begins

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5.10 Madison's Project

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5.9 The Road to Philadelphia

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5.8 Shays' Rebellion

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5.7 The Annapolis Convention

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5.6 Western Woes

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5.5 Cincinnatus

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5.4 The Newburgh Conspiracy

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5.3 Financial Crisis

22

5.2 The Peace of Paris

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5.1 Taking Stock

24

4.68 Season 4 Retrospective

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4.67 The World Turned Upside Down

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4.66 The Siege of Yorktown

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4.65 Cornwallis Cornered

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4.64 To New York or to Virginia

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4.63 Arnold's Revenge

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4.62 Guilford Courthouse

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4.61 The Beginning of the Beginning of the End

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4.60 Nathanael Greene and the Southern Army

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4.59 Dark Days

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4.58 The Battle of Camden

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4.57 Charleston

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4.56 Meet the Loyalists

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4.55 The Constitutions of the States

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4.54 The Campaign of 1779

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4.53 The War Moves South

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4.52 The French Arrive

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4.51 Monmouth Courthouse

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4.50 The Carlisle Commission

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4.49 Valley Forge

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4.48 Reacting to Saratoga

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4.47 Saratoga

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4.46 Brandywine and Germantown

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4.45 Burgoyne's March

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4.44 Ticonderoga

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4.43 Preparing for 1777

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4.42 Crossing the Delaware

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4.41 Fort Washington

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4.40 The Battle of New York

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4.39 The Battle of Long Island

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4.38 Canada and Carolina

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4.37 Reacting to Independence

56

4.36 The Declaration of Independence

57

Season 4 Supplement 1: The Declaration of Independence

58

4.35 Reconciliation or Independency

59

4.34 Boston Liberated

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4.33 Common Sense

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4.32 The 1775 Invasion of Canada

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4.31 The Aftermath of Bunker Hill

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4.30 The Battle of Bunker Hill

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4.29 Reacting to Rebellion

65

4.28 Lexington and Concord

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4.27 Approching the Breaking Point

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4.26 The Boycott

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4.25 The End of Civil Government

69

4.24 The First Continental Congress

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4.23 Preparing to Meet

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4.22 The Intolerable Acts

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4.21 Franklin in the Cockpit

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4.20 The Boston Tea Party

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4.19 The Hutchinson Letters Crisis

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4.18 The Pause in Politics

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4.17 Trial and Aftermath

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4.16 The Boston Massacre

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4.15 1769

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4.14 The Liberty Riots

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4.13 The Circular Letter

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4.12 Letters from a Pennsylvania Farmer

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4.11 The Townshend Acts

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4.10 Internal Divisions

84

4.9 The Legacy of 1765

85

4.8 The Stamp Act Congress

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4.7 The Stamp Act Riots

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4.6 The Stamp Act

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4.5 A Spoon Full of Sugar

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4.4 A Changing Colonial Outlook

90

4.3 The End of Pontiac’s Rebellion

91

4.2 Pontiac’s Rebellion

92

4.1 Dangerous Frontiers

93

3.45 Questions and Answers

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3.44 A Retrospective Review of the Colonial Era

95

3.43 Season in Review Part 2

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3.42 Season 3 in Review; Part 1

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3.41 An Empire Stretched Thin

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3.40 The Collapse of Canada

99

3.39 The Plains of Abraham

100

3.38 Quebec

101

3.37 Niagara and Crown Point

102

3.36 Peace in the Ohio

103

3.35 Return to the Southern Theater

104

3.34 A Turning of the Tides

105

3.33 The Battle of Fort Carillon

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3.32 Resetting the War Effort

107

3.31 The Disaster at Fort William Henry

108

3.30 A European War

109

3.29 After Braddock

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3.28 Braddock’s March

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3.27 Fort Necessity and the Albany Congress

112

3.26 Enter George Washington

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3.25 The Ohio Country

114

3.24 The Six Nations of the Iroquois

115

3.23 The War of Austrian Succession

116

3.22 The War of Jenkins’ Ear

117

3.21 The Colonial Economy

118

3.20 Science and Societies

119

3.19 The Colonial Press

120

3.18 The Great Awakening

121

3.17 The 1741 New York Slave Conspiracy

122

3.16 Slave Rebellions

123

3.15 Slave Codes

124

3.14 Georgia Enters the Game

125

3.13 Carolina Splits Up

126

3.12 The Canadian Invasion of Queen Anne‘s War

127

3.11 The Causes of Queen Anne‘s War

128

3.10 Pirates

129

3.9 The Colonies in 1700

130

3.8 The Pennsylvania Charter of Privileges

131

3.7 William Penn Stuck in England

132

3.6 Virginia in the 1690s

133

3.5 The Legacy of Salem

134

3.4 The Salem Witchcraft Trials

135

3.3 The New Charters

136

3.2 The Waiting Game

137

3.1 The Glorious Revolution in Maryland

138

2.32 Season in Review, Part 2

139

2.31 Season in Review, Part 1

140

2.30 Leisler’s Rebellion

141

2.29 The Aftermath of the Boston Rebellion

142

Season 2, Supplement 1: The Declaration of the Gentlemen

143

2.28 The 1689 Boston Rebellion

144

2.27 The Glorious Revolution in New England

145

2.26 The Dominion Outside of Massachusetts

146

2.25 Law and Religion in the Dominion of New England

147

2.24 The Dominion of New England

148

2.23 Quo Warranto

149

2.22 The Dangers of 1678 and Popish Plots

150

2.21 A Gathering Storm in New England

151

2.20 The First Decade of Pennsylvania

152

2.19 The Pennsylvania Frame of Government

153

2.18 William Penn and the Founding of Pennsylvania

154

2.17 Peace and the Legacy of King Philip’s War

155

2.16 The Campaign of 1676

156

2.15 The Campaign of 1675

157

2.14 The Origins of King Philip’s War

158

2.13 New England on the Eve of War

159

2.12 The Legacy of Bacon’s Rebellion

160

2.11 Bacon’s Rebellion: End Game

161

2.10 The Gloucester Petition

162

2.9 The June Assembly

163

2.8 The Run up to Rebellion

164

2.7 The Origins of Bacon’s Rebellion

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2.6 New York in the Era of Edmund Andros

166

2.5 New Netherland Becomes New York

167

2.4 The Fundamental Constitution of Carolina

168

2.3 Carolina

169

2.2 The Province of Maryland

170

2.1 The Quakers

171

1.32 Season in Review, Part 2

172

1.31 Season in Review, Part 1

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1.30 The Introduction of Slavery

174

1.29 The New England Round-Up

175

1.28 The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

176

1.27 The Massachusetts Body of Liberties

177

1.26 Religion in New England

178

1.25 The Pequot War

179

1.24 Connecticut and New Netherland

180

1.23 Biography Edition: Roger Williams

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1.22 Biography Edition: John Winthrop

182

1.21 The Great Migration in New England

183

1.20 The Great Migration

184

1.19 The Changing Nature of Plymouth

185

1.18 Plymouth in the 1620s

186

1.17 The Beginnings of Diplomacy

187

1.16 Arrival in Plymouth

188

1.15 The Mayflower Compact

189

1.14 Who are the Pilgrims?

190

1.13 Political Changes

191

1.12 The Collapse of the Powhatan Confederacy

192

1.11 The Road Towards Stability

193

1.10 The Starving Time

194

1.9 The Early Years of Jamestown

195

1.8 Relations with the Powhatan Confederacy

196

1.7 Jamestown Beginnings

197

1.6 Return to America

198

1.5 The Economy

199

1.4 The Reformation

200

1.3 - The Anglo-Spanish War

201

1.2 - A Survey of 16th Century European Politics

202

1.1 The Age of Discovery