Our 1779 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 1779 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—1779: Freedom and Natural Rights
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The Year in Revolution: 1779 Freedom and Natural Rights video examines the promise of freedom and natural rights on which the American Revolution was built and how, by 1779, Americans were debating what those…
Year in Revolution—1779: Gibraltar
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In Year in Revolution 1779: Gibraltar the Revolutionary War became a truly global conflict as America’s ally, France, and its ally, Spain, embarked in the “Great Siege” of Gibraltar which would last nearly…
Year in Revolution—1779: Georgia
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The Year in Revolution: 1779 Georgia video explores how the state became the focus of Britain’s southern campaign in 1779. The Patriots win a victory at Kettle Creek, but despite the arrival of…
Year in Revolution—1779: Franco-Spanish Alliance
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The Year in Revolution: 1779 Franco-Spanish Alliance video examines the entry of Spain into America’s War for Independence as an ally of France. This turns the American Revolutionary War into a global…
Year in Revolution—1779: Overview
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The Year in Revolution: 1779 Overview video explores the war’s key events occurring in 1779— the siege and battle of Fort Sackville at Vincennes (in present-day Indiana), the Franco-Spanish Treaty of…
Year in Revolution—1779: John Paul Jones and the Continental Navy
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The Year in Revolution 1779: John Paul Jones and the Continental Navy video explores the creation of the Continental Navy by Congress on October 13, 1775, the concepts of privateers and letters of marque…