Economic and social origins of the American Revolution / Louis M. Hacker -- A note on the economic interpretation / Charles M. Andrews -- Were the Navigation Acts oppressive? / Oliver M. Dickerson -- ...

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Ken Burns’ new PBS docuseries The American Revolution is a six-part, 12-hour series that puts troops, camp followers, and commanders back on muddy 18th-century ground. And in an exclusive interview, ...

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Pt. 1: Introduction -- The significance and problems of the Revolution -- Historians and the Revolution -- A guide to the bibliography of the Revolution -- Pt. 2: causes -- The imperialist ...