Okay, thank you for coming out. Its wonderful to see you here today hello, my name is Christopher Mcknight nichols, im a historian at oregon state university, scholar of intellectual history of the u. S. Role in the world. I specialize in isolationism, internationalism, and globalization. My work is called promise and peril, america at the dawn of a global age, just out in paperback, you can buy a downstairs. I have the distinct pleasure of being the chair and coorganizer of this panel. Its a fascinating panel. Our panel is entitled turning. 1916, u. S. Foreign relations before and after that kept us out of war election. This is not just about u. S. Foreign relations, but also international relations. The spark for this panel is this intending all of the 1960 election in which Woodrow Wilson ran on a he kept us out of war platform, despite military intervention ongoing in the mexico and caribbean. This roundtable brings together superb historians to discuss whether 1916 should be as th
Thank you all for coming out. Its wonderful to see you here today. My name is Christopher Mcknight nichols, im a historian at oregon state university, a scholar of the u. S. International role in the world, i specialize in isolationism, internationalism, and globalization and my work that pertains to the panel today is promise in peril. You can buy it downstairs. I have the distinct pleasure of being the chair and coorganizer of this really exciting panel, i think, and i hope youll agree once were done. Its a fascinating topic with tremendous contemporary relevance as well as his totori significance. Our panel is entitled turning. 1916. This the not just about Foreign Relations but also world relations, international relations. Now the spark for this panel is the centennial of the 1916 election in which Woodrow Wilson ran on a he kept us out of war platform, despite the military interventions ongoing in mexico and in the caribbean. Marking the secentennial of thi election, this round t
Of the museum at the corner of third and Chestnut Street in old city philadelphia. Philadelphia was the headquarters of the revolution. This is where delegates came. This is where the protest against british oppression first mounted. This is where the declaration of independence was written. So this really is the most central element of the American Revolution, the birth of our nation, which is why this museum is located here. Just down the street from me is the first bank of the states. Alexander hamiltons branch bank when he launched our nations banking system. It is also the first building constructed by the United States of america. So we, truly, are where the nation began, and it is the right place to tell the entire story of the American Revolution. It is our mission in this museum. Behind me, you see cannons from the era. These are part of the city of philadelphias collection. Every one of these canons is old enough that it could have been used to fight the revolution. Behind me
Philadelphia was the headquarters. Against protests british oppression first mounted. It was written just 200 yards away. This really is the most essential element, the birth of our nation. It ishe street from me, the first bank of the u. S. , Alexander Hamiltons banking system. It is the first building constructed by the usa, so we are truly where the nation began. It is the right place to tell the story. Cannons. See they are part of the city of philadelphias collection. Each one is old enough that it could have been used to fight the revolution. On the wall behind me, you see, concepts. Stone, core ofpiring, lofty ideals freedom, liberty, selfgovernment. 1776, but the revolution continues to this very day. Over here, we have wonderful exterior features of the museum that really help extend our story and is the outside of the building to inform people about the revolution. The first one is a giant sculptural relief, John Trumbull painting the declaration of independence. What you are
Founding fathers and what they may have intended by their word choices. Good afternoon, everybody. So, for the last six weeks in this class, we have been examining the political thought of the imperrial crisis. That is, we have been looking at the debates between British Imperial officials and american waeched patriots. And that debate has in many ways come down to one issue,y is, broadly speaking, what is the british constitution and how does it define relations between the mother country and her colonies . And more specifically, even, the real question is, what is the political constitutional relationship between the power and the authority of the British Parliament and americas Colonial Legislatures . And over the course of about 12 years, between 1764 and 1776, the British Parliament passed a series of laws. In 1764, it began with the sugar act and then a year later, the stamp act and then in 1767 68 the townsend act and the tea act and the coercive acts and in 1775, the prohibitor