In Episode 5 of Star-Spangled Studies, Dr. G unpacks the radical shift from proud British subjects (post-1763) to bold American rebels. Topics covered include:

• Aftermath of the Seven Years’ War and imperial debt

• Royal Proclamation of 1763 and colonial backlash

• Stamp Act upheaval and “No Taxation Without Representation”

• Intersection of the Great Awakening & Enlightenment ideas

• Boston Massacre, Tea Party & Intolerable Acts

• Thomas Paine’s Common Sense and the Declaration of Independence

• Key battles, Franco-American alliance & Yorktown victory

• Loyalists, women & the paradox of slavery in a revolution of liberty

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