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The Political History of the United States — 207 episodes

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5.28 Scrippomania

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5.27 Necessary and Proper

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5.26 The Bank of the United States

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5.25 The Compromise of 1790

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5.24 The Report on Public Credit

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5.23 The Treasury

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5.22 The Bill of Rights

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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

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5.16 Off to the States

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5.15 An Uneasy Agreement

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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

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5.2 The Peace of Paris

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5.1 Taking Stock

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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

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4.36 The Declaration of Independence

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Season 4 Supplement 1: The Declaration of Independence

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4.35 Reconciliation or Independency

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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

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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

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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

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4.9 The Legacy of 1765

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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

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4.3 The End of Pontiac’s Rebellion

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4.2 Pontiac’s Rebellion

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4.1 Dangerous Frontiers

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3.45 Questions and Answers

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3.44 A Retrospective Review of the Colonial Era

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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

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3.39 The Plains of Abraham

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3.38 Quebec

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3.37 Niagara and Crown Point

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3.36 Peace in the Ohio

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3.35 Return to the Southern Theater

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3.34 A Turning of the Tides

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3.33 The Battle of Fort Carillon

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3.32 Resetting the War Effort

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3.31 The Disaster at Fort William Henry

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3.30 A European War

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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

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3.26 Enter George Washington

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3.25 The Ohio Country

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3.24 The Six Nations of the Iroquois

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3.23 The War of Austrian Succession

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3.22 The War of Jenkins’ Ear

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3.21 The Colonial Economy

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3.20 Science and Societies

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3.19 The Colonial Press

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3.18 The Great Awakening

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3.17 The 1741 New York Slave Conspiracy

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3.16 Slave Rebellions

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3.15 Slave Codes

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3.14 Georgia Enters the Game

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3.13 Carolina Splits Up

131

3.12 The Canadian Invasion of Queen Anne‘s War

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3.11 The Causes of Queen Anne‘s War

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3.10 Pirates

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3.9 The Colonies in 1700

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3.8 The Pennsylvania Charter of Privileges

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3.7 William Penn Stuck in England

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3.6 Virginia in the 1690s

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3.5 The Legacy of Salem

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3.4 The Salem Witchcraft Trials

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3.3 The New Charters

141

3.2 The Waiting Game

142

3.1 The Glorious Revolution in Maryland

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2.32 Season in Review, Part 2

144

2.31 Season in Review, Part 1

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2.30 Leisler’s Rebellion

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2.29 The Aftermath of the Boston Rebellion

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Season 2, Supplement 1: The Declaration of the Gentlemen

148

2.28 The 1689 Boston Rebellion

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2.27 The Glorious Revolution in New England

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2.26 The Dominion Outside of Massachusetts

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2.25 Law and Religion in the Dominion of New England

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2.24 The Dominion of New England

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2.23 Quo Warranto

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2.22 The Dangers of 1678 and Popish Plots

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2.21 A Gathering Storm in New England

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2.20 The First Decade of Pennsylvania

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2.19 The Pennsylvania Frame of Government

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2.18 William Penn and the Founding of Pennsylvania

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2.17 Peace and the Legacy of King Philip’s War

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2.16 The Campaign of 1676

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2.15 The Campaign of 1675

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2.14 The Origins of King Philip’s War

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2.13 New England on the Eve of War

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2.12 The Legacy of Bacon’s Rebellion

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2.11 Bacon’s Rebellion: End Game

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2.10 The Gloucester Petition

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2.9 The June Assembly

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2.8 The Run up to Rebellion

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2.7 The Origins of Bacon’s Rebellion

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2.6 New York in the Era of Edmund Andros

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2.5 New Netherland Becomes New York

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2.4 The Fundamental Constitution of Carolina

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2.3 Carolina

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2.2 The Province of Maryland

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2.1 The Quakers

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1.32 Season in Review, Part 2

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1.31 Season in Review, Part 1

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1.30 The Introduction of Slavery

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1.29 The New England Round-Up

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1.28 The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

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1.27 The Massachusetts Body of Liberties

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1.26 Religion in New England

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1.25 The Pequot War

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1.24 Connecticut and New Netherland

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1.23 Biography Edition: Roger Williams

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1.22 Biography Edition: John Winthrop

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1.21 The Great Migration in New England

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1.20 The Great Migration

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1.19 The Changing Nature of Plymouth

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1.18 Plymouth in the 1620s

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1.17 The Beginnings of Diplomacy

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1.16 Arrival in Plymouth

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1.15 The Mayflower Compact

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1.14 Who are the Pilgrims?

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1.13 Political Changes

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1.12 The Collapse of the Powhatan Confederacy

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1.11 The Road Towards Stability

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1.10 The Starving Time

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1.9 The Early Years of Jamestown

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1.8 Relations with the Powhatan Confederacy

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1.7 Jamestown Beginnings

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1.6 Return to America

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1.5 The Economy

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1.4 The Reformation

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1.3 - The Anglo-Spanish War

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1.2 - A Survey of 16th Century European Politics

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1.1 The Age of Discovery