Series continues to bear fruit long after their passing. It is also important to remember the contributions of many who support the work we do in the center. That includes student research, fellowships, travel, public programming, and Public Education, so i would like to thank all of our friends at the center who are here today. And this being an event on the topic of civic religion, i salute you as well. For those of you just learning about the centers work or maybe this is the first time attending our talks and you enjoyed the lecture and valued the work we are doing to understand the past and make sense of the current moment and help collectively shape our shared future, i would encourage you to become a friend of the center. There are envelopes scattered around the room, maybe stuck to the bottom of your shoes. Feel free to grab one of those. As well, there is also a signup sheet in the back that you can get on for our mailing list. Finally, while i am dispensing thank yous i , wou
The french and we were doing it, by the way, with the support of the church. And the church that was most involved in this was guess which one . The Presbyterian Church which was Woodrow Wilson was a member of. In fact, calvinism in general was the opposite of the anglican church. So what we have here is a argument that democracy is something that is suited only to certain peoples who have had a certain cultural history to them. Well, if thats the case, what are these cultural prerequisites . And here the more i read wilson, the more i became persuaded that there was the dog that doesnt bark x. The dog that didnt bark was calvinism. And it was particularly the covenant of the Presbyterian Church. This was the template for wilson of how democracy comes about. Now, i dont know how many of you belong to the group of churches that today can be called affiliated with presbyterians in terms of their domestic organization, but its not just churches. Its also reformed judaism and explains at l
Park was established to celebrate the activities and events which took place on april 19 1775. Behind me is northbridge. This is considered to be the beginning of the american revolution, because it was here that colonial militia and british regulars encountered one another, shots were fired, and lives were lost on both sides. More importantly, it was where the colonial militia was ordered to fire upon the kings troops creating in essence an act of treason. Massachusetts was a royal colony. There have been tensions growing with the mother country cents the 70s with the mother country. Was, asrted to happen the decade were on, the were a series of events that would take place including the boston massacre and the boston tea party. The tea party was the destruction of private property. Because of the destruction, the Royal Authority had to punish Massachusetts Bay colony. That included a series of acts called the intolerable acts. So, you have the bringing in of a british governor, the c
That. Over the next 90 minutes, with the help of Comcast Cable partners, we is at the site at the center of over revolutions, including waldo pond and the orchard house. We begin and northbridge and the shot heard around the world. By the bridge, here the embattled farmers stood and fired the shot heard round the world. Minutemen National Historical park was established to celebrate the activities and events which took place on april 19 1775. Behind me is northbridge. This is considered to be the beginning of the american revolution, because it was here that colonial militia and british regulars encountered one another, shots were fired, and lives were lost on both sides. More importantly, it was where the colonial militia was ordered to fire upon the kings troops creating in essence an act of treason. Massachusetts was a royal colony. There have been tensions growing with the mother country cents since the 1770s. Thomas gage was appointed to oversee. What started to happen was, as the
The shot heard round the world happened right here at the northbridge. American history tv is in concord, massachusetts to learn about the battle that started the american revolution. By the bridge that arched the flood, the flag unfurled. Here the embattled farmers stood and fired the shot heard round the world. Minutemen National Historical park was established to celebrate the activities and events which took place on april 19, 1775. Behind me is northbridge. This is considered to be the beginning of the american revolution, because it was here that americans, colonial militia if you will, and british regulars encountered one another, shots were fired, and lives were lost on both sides. More importantly, it was where the colonial militia was ordered to fire upon the kings troops , creating in essence an act of treason. Massachusetts was a royal colony. There had been tensions growing with the mother country cents the 1770s. Because of the tension, thomas gage was appointed to overse