About this videoIn this session, Ralph Anske examines the events and circumstances that laid the groundwork for the independence movement in the colonies. The eighteenth century was marked by a series of armed conflicts between the European powers, with fighting taking place both on the Continent and in the New World. Anske explains that by the end of the French and Indian War in 1763, the colonies’ relationship with Britain had changed significantly. Anske also introduces one of the country’s earliest founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin. He briefly talks about his early life, the public institutions he established, and his somewhat surprising and varied list of inventions. |
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CreditsThe Founding Fathers: Colonial and Early National America (Day II, Part II)
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