Our 1780 Year in Revolution videos present both a comprehensive overview, as well as a “who, what, when, where, and how,” for the year, employing archival animation that features the library and museum collections of the American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati.Year in Revolution “who” videos explore categories of people from the revolutionary generation, “what” videos explore revolutionary ideas and ideals, “when” videos explore revolutionary events, “where” videos explore key places during the Revolution, and “how” videos explore relationships that helped define the Revolution. Featured video topics were suggested by our national network of Master Teacher Seminar alumni.
Funding for the 1780 installment of Year in Revolution was made possible by a grant from the George S. Rich Family Foundation.
The creative team for this series was assembled by the American Revolution Institute and the talented educational production leads at Makematic Limited/ClickView.
Year in Revolution—1780: Overview
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The Year in Revolution: 1780 Overview video examines the war’s brutal hardships, shifting loyalties, and widening front in 1780. The year also ushered in deepening alliances, strengthened ideals, and a renewed fight for…
Year in Revolution—1780: South Carolina
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The Year in Revolution: 1780 South Carolina video chronicles the 1780 British campaign focused on South Carolina and features the Siege of Charleston and battles at Waxhaws and Camden, and key Patriots Benjamin Lincoln…
Year in Revolution—1780: The Frontier
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In the Year in Revolution: 1780 The Frontier, Britain and the United States vie for control of the western territory–“the frontier”–a vast region beyond the Appalachian Mountains, drawing on new and old…
Year in Revolution—1780: Loyalists
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At the outset of the war, around 20% of America’s colonists were Loyalists who wanted to remain under British rule. Year in Revolution: 1780 Loyalists details how British hopes of Loyalist support in…
Year in Revolution—1780: Cooperation
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The Year in Revolution: 1780 Cooperation video describes how by 1780, the fight for American independence teetered on the brink of collapse as Congress ran out of money–until an influx of individuals, communities…
Year in Revolution—1780: Benedict Arnold’s Treason
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The Year in Revolution: 1780 Benedict Arnold’s Treason video details how American General Benedict Arnold’s bitterness and ambition led him to betray his country–offering West Point to the British before his…