Material Detail

Lecture 16 - The Importance of George Washington

This video was recorded at HIST 116 - The American Revolution. This lecture focuses on George Washington and the combined qualities that made him a key figure in Revolutionary America, arguing that the most crucial reason for his success as a national leader was that he proved repeatedly that he could be trusted with power - a vital quality in a nation fearful of the collapse of republican governance at the hands of a tyrant.... Show More

Keywords:: videolectures, ocwc, oec

Disciplines:

Humanities / History

Go to Material

Bookmark / Add to Course ePortfolio

Create a Learning Exercise

Add Accessibility Information

Rate

Add a Comment

Quality

Editor Reviews
User Rating
Comments
Learning Exercises
Bookmark Collections
Course ePortfolios
Accessibility Info

Report Broken Link
Report as Inappropriate

More about this material

Material Type:: Presentation
Date Added to MERLOT:: February 10, 2015
Date Modified in MERLOT:: April 2, 2015
Author:: Joanne B. Freeman, Yale University
Submitter:: The Open Education Consortium
Primary Audience:: College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division
Technical Format:: Video

Mobile Compatibility:: Not specified at this time
Language:: English
Cost Involved:: No
Source Code Available:: No
Accessibility Information Available:: Unknown
Creative Commons:: This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States