Dan Snow is joined by historian Gary Gerstle to explore the birth of the United States, focusing on the revolutionary ideas and the Declaration of Independence that shaped a new nation.
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The Ideological Foundations of American Independence
Professor Gerstle explains the key political ideas that animated the American Revolution and led to the Declaration of Independence.
The Declaration of Independence as a Revolutionary Document
The Declaration is examined not just as a political statement but as a radical blueprint that redefined the relationship between government and the governed.