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Revolutionary America: From Subjects to Citizens

6 lessons

3.5h total length

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Honor the triumphs of our Founding Fathers in the pursuit of independence.

The American Founding is the greatest political achievement in history. The American colonists had developed a unique way of life as they practiced self-government for 150 years. In the struggles between colonies and mother country that followed the French and Indian War, Britain declared that the Americans had no right to rule themselves. Our ancestors fought the Revolution, risked their “lives, fortunes, and sacred honor,” and formed a stable government to secure that right to themselves and their posterity.

In "Revolutionary America: From Subjects to Citizens," learn about the growing tensions between the colonies and Britain, the battles and bloodshed on American soil, and the debates that lead to the formation of the Constitution. 

This course consists of six episodes, each approximately 30-minutes long. Complete the episodes and the accompanying quizzes to receive the certificate of completion. Supplement your learning with the corresponding study guides and readings. Take the course at a pace that best suits your learning and schedule.

Taught by:

Larry P. Arnn, President of Hillsdale College, Professor of History and Politics

John W. Grant, Associate Professor of Politics

Michael Knowles, Author and Host, The Daily Wire

John Lovell, Founder and CEO, Warrior Poet Society

Wilfred McClay, Victor Davis Hanson Professor of Classical History and Western Civilization

Eric Metaxas, Author, Revolution: The Birth of The Greatest Nation in the History of the World

Paul Moreno, William and Berniece Grewcock Professor of Constitutional History

Kevin Slack, Associate Professor of Politics

Thomas G. West, Paul Ermine Potter and Dawn Tibbetts Potter Endowed Professor of Politics

Released 2026

Lessons in this course

30:57

lesson 1

A Severe Controversy

After the French and Indian War, Britain limited colonial expansion, taxed the colonists, and restricted the Americans’ right to govern themselves.

27:49

lesson 2

Tea and Taxes

The American colonists boycotted and destroyed the British goods subject to taxes, united in a Continental Congresses, and appealed to Britain to redress their grievances.

39:44

lesson 3

A Call to Arms

While still hopeful to secure their rights as Englishmen, the Patriots began to defend their natural rights from British oppressions by taking up arms.

29:27

lesson 4

We Hold These Truths

To secure their rights and effect their safety and happiness, the Americans declared their independence in the greatest political document ever written.

28:30

lesson 5

War

Our Founders fought a bloody war against the greatest military power on earth to make the words on paper a reality.

31:35

lesson 6

Peace

After the war, the weaknesses of the government under the Articles of Confederation became apparent, so the Framers structured a stable republic under the Constitution.

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