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Listen each week as Ned Ryun explores the major players, debates, and results of the 1787 U.S. Constitutional Convention.
The Virginia Resolves and the Colonial Boycotts.
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The Massachusetts Circular Letter, John Hancock and the Liberty, and the British send 4,000 troops to occupy Boston.
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John Dickinson and Letters from a Pennsylvania Farmer.
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Ned Ryun continues his series, “Days of Revolution” with Episode 21. In this episode, Ned chronicles one of the first major efforts of resistance against the Townshend Acts: the Massachusetts Circular Letter. Ned unpacks Samuel Adams’ letter and chronicles its monumental implications, including such events as: Parliament’s response Dissolution of the Massachusetts House Arrest of …
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Ned Ryun continues his series, “Days of Revolution” with episode 20. In this episode, Ned expounds on the Townshend Acts, a series of taxes and laws passed by Parliament throughout 1767 and 1768. In addition, he walks you through some of the largest power grabs that Parliament had yet attempted: The Townshend Acts The Revenue …
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Ned Ryun continues his series, “Days of Revolution” with episode 19. In this episode Ned discusses: King George III, his life and his role in the American Revolution.
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Ned Ryun continues his series, “Days of Revolution” with episode 18, “The Colonies Unite.” In this episode Ned discusses: The Stamp Act Congress
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Ned Ryun continues his series, “Days of Revolution.” Listen to Episode 17, “A Violent Backlash” In this episode Ned discusses: The violent reaction to the Stamp Act in the colonies The hanging in effigy of Andrew Oliver, royal stamp agent, in Boston The ransacking of Thomas Hutchinson’s home Samuel Adams condemns the violence The New …
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Ned Ryun Continues His Series, “Days of Revolution.” Listen to Episode 16, “The Sons of Liberty.” In this episode: The Sons of Liberty formed to fight the abuses of The Stamp Act. The original groups formed in places like Boston and New York City. The growth, acts and networks of The Sons of Liberty. The …
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Ned Ryun Continues His Series, “Days of Revolution.” Listen to Episode 15, “Patrick Henry and the Virginia Resolves.” In this episode: The first legislative response to the Stamp Act proposed by Patrick Henry and called the Virginia Resolves. The Virginia Resolves assert that the colonists have the same rights as Englishmen. Henry argues voraciously for …
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Ned Ryun Continues His Series, “Days of Revolution.” Listen to Episode 14, “An Army Amongst Us.” In this episode: Questions regarding how to protect the western frontier continue. Tensions among the colonists continue as The Quartering Act is passed by parliament. The colonists feel reprisal from British troops living among them. The colonists resist funding …
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Ned Ryun Continues His Series, “Days of Revolution.” Listen to Episode 13, “The Stamp Act and the Dawn of Popular Resistance.” In this episode: The high price tag of defending western frontiers and public debt leads British’s Parliament to pass The Stamp Act of 1765. The act begins the first unified resistance from the colonies …
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Ned Ryun Continues His Series, “Days of Revolution.” Listen to Episode 12, “The Life of James Otis.” In this episode: The life and contributions of James Otis. Otis’ role in the Writs of Assistance debate. The written works of James Otis as a foundation for the American Revolution. Otis’ premature departure from the public sphere …
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Ned Ryun Continues His Series, “Days of Revolution.” Listen to Episode 11, “The Rights of the Colonies Asserted and Proved.” In this episode: The philosophical foundations of America are captured, in part, by James Otis, author of The Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved. The problems with Writs of Assistance and search and …
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Ned Ryun Continues His Series, “Days of Revolution.” Listen to Episode 10, “The Currency Act of 1764.” In this episode: First comprehensive assertion of British policy over the colonists was the Currency Act of 1764. Overview of events leading up to the first Currency Act in 1751. Analysis of economics during the 18th century, particularly …
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Ned Ryun Continues His Series, “Days of Revolution.” Listen to Episode 9, “The Sugar Act of 1764.” In this episode: The passing of The Sugar Act of 1764 and its contribution to the stirring of colonial rebellion. Taxation by the British Parliament in response to growing debts from the French and Indian War. The colonial …
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Ned Ryun Continues His Series, “Days of Revolution.” Listen to Episode 8, “The Proclamation Act of 1763.” In this episode: The Proclamation Act of 1763 and its effects on American colonial thinking towards Great Britain. The ongoing struggles between the Native Americans and Great Britain. The attacks on the colonists on the western frontier and …
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Ned Ryun Continues His Series, “Days of Revolution.” Listen to Episode 7, “The French and Indian War.” In this episode: The political and military tensions between Great Britain and France. The battle over land in the Ohio Territory. The dynamics of Native American tribes and the European powers. The early failures of Great Britain and …
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Ned Ryun Continues His Series, “Days of Revolution.” Listen to Episode 6, “The Albany Plan of Union.” In this episode: How the Albany Plan of Union foreshadowed the future American republic. British and French expansionist policies and their relationship with Native American tribes. Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Hutchinson’s role in forming the plan of union. …
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Ned Ryun Continues His Series, “Days of Revolution.” Listen to Episode 5, “The Great Awakening.” In this episode: How the Great Awakening contributed to American political thought and influenced the Founding Fathers. A look at two prominent figures in the Great Awakening: Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield. How the democratization of the Christian church influenced perceptions …
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Ned Ryun Continues His Series, “Days of Revolution.” Listen to Episode 4, “The Legacy of the Colonial Legislatures and Self Government.” In this episode: The role of the colonial legislatures and the principle of self government is essential to understanding the attitudes that drove the American Revolution. A brief look at three colonial legislatures in …
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Ned Ryun Continues His Series, “Days of Revolution.” Listen to Episode 3, “The Last of the 13 Colonies.” In this episode: Roger Williams and the founding of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. The establishment of Delaware and North and South Carolina. William Penn and the founding of Pennsylvania as a place of religious toleration. The …
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Ned Ryun Continues His Series, “Days of Revolution.” Listen to Episode 2, “First Ventures.” In this episode: The first English settlements: Roanoke, Jamestown and Plymouth. The establishment of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The Dutch founding of New York and New Jersey. Catholics form their own colony in Maryland. Other early colonies.
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