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Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: 250 Years of the Declaration of Independence

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: 250 Years of the Declaration of Independence

著者： Andrew Sola and Amerikazentrum-Hamburg
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 Learn more about the Declaration of Independence for the 250-year anniversary with this interdisciplinary podcast, featuring experts from the USA and around the world. The series is produced and hosted by Dr. Andrew Sola and the Amerikazentrum, Hamburg.Andrew Sola & Amerikazentrum 世界 社会科学
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  • France and the Declaration of Independence

    France and the Declaration of Independence
    2026/03/15
    "We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America...solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States...and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do." In this episode, we explore the complex relationship between the new United States and its major patron, France. Topics include the following: -the bloody historical competition between the French and British Empires -the differing aims of powerful interest groups in France who drove French economic and imperial policies, such as the Physiocrats who saw French power expanding through liberal trade with their colonies and a potentially independent United States -reasons why France and Spain were conflicted in their support for a victorious United States, namely the dangerous precedent it would set for other colonies who might also fight for their own independence -the traditional hatred of France in the British Colonies, which was based on anti-Catholic prejudice, fear of authoritarianism, and centuries of war -the slow process from 1763-1776 that led the 13 Colonies to regard the old enemy France as a potential friend and ally -The Quebec Act of 1774 and the evolution of French Canada which had become British after the Seven Years' War -An exploration of France's decision to support the rebellion -The reaction to the Declaration of Independence in France -Ramifications of the French-American alliance for Native Americans -The types of support, both overt and covert, that France supplied to the Patriots -The Treaty of Friendship (Amity) and Commerce between France and the USA in 1778 -Effects of the American Revolution on the French Revolution in 1789
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    59 分
  • Abigail Adams and the Declaration of Independence

    Abigail Adams and the Declaration of Independence
    2026/03/05
    "Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the Husbands. Remember all Men would be tyrants if they could. If perticuliar care and attention is not paid to the Laidies we are determined to foment a Rebelion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any Laws in which we have no voice, or Representation." Abigail Adams to John Adams, 31 March 1776 For our Women's History Month episode, we explore the amazing life of Abigail Adams, wife of John Adams, the second president, and mother of John Quincy Adams, the sixth president. Topics include the following: -Abigail Adams' childhood and upbringing and her relationship with John -Her eye-witness accounts of battles, like the Battle of Bunker Hill (17 June 1775) -Her correspondence with John about the Declaration of Independence and its future celebrations -Her own experience with enslaved people, her views on the institution of slavery, and her advocacy for Black education -Her views on women's education, political rights, and property rights -Her friendship and correspondence with Thomas Jefferson -Her interest in science and the natural world
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    41 分
  • "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?": Black America and the Declaration of Independence

    "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?": Black America and the Declaration of Independence
    2026/02/19
    The phrase, ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL, is complicated when viewed from the perspective of an enslaved person. So for our Black History Month episode, we are exploring the wide variety of Black perspectives about the Declaration of Independence. Topics include the following: -a history of Juneteenth, the alternative Independence Day for Black Americans -the different life situations of Black Americans in 1776 and their different responses to the Declaration of Independence -the story of James Forten, free Black, Patriot volunteer, and early abolitionist, and Jeffrey Brace, an enslaved soldier in the Continental Army, who was re-enslaved after the war -factors that might impel a free or enslaved Black person to support the Patriot cause or the Loyalist cause -different strategies of resistance to enslavement -the experiences of Black Loyalists and Black Patriots -an analysis of the famous deleted passage in the Declaration which criticized slavery -the Atlantic slave trade -the subtle distinctions people made between the TRADING of slaves and the POSSESSION of slaves Book mentioned in this episode: Benjamin Arthur Quarles, The Negro in the American Revolution (1961)
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    49 分
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