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    Listen each week as Ned Ryun explores the time period surrounding the American Revolution in a podcast new series called "Days of Revolution." You can also listen to back episodes of the previous series called, "History of the Constitutional Convention." If you would like to subscribe to this blog and podcasts, please click the feed links on the left side of your screen. For more information about this blog, please explore the pages above or feel free to use the contact link.
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    Days of Revolution, Episode 4

    Posted By nedryun on July 28, 2010

    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 Virginia, Massachusetts and Connecticut and how they operated.
    • An examination of British Governors and their executive power.
    • A special look at local governments in the American founding era and their exercise of self government.

    Days of Revolution, Episode 3

    Posted By nedryun on July 20, 2010

    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 history of the settlement of Georgia.
    • The interaction of European powers through their colonies.

    Days of Revolution, Episode 2

    Posted By nedryun on July 13, 2010

    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.

    Days of Revolution, Episode 1

    Posted By nedryun on July 6, 2010

    Ned Ryun Begins a New Podcast Series Entitled, “Days of Revolution.”  Listen to Episode 1, “The Die is Cast.”

    In this episode:

    • An overview of the events, figures and key points of debate leading up to the Declaration of Independence.
    • Would the Second Continental Congress declare independence?
    • What acts and military events led to the consideration of independence?
    • Would all of the states agree to declare independence?
    • Who wrote the Declaration and who were its signers?

    History of the Constitutional – Convention Episode 31

    Posted By nedryun on September 14, 2009

    Ned Ryun Concludes (for now) his Series on the Constitutional Convention:

    In this episode:

    • A look back on the series.
    • A comparison to W.B. Yates’ The Second Coming.
    • Macro view of original intent and the Founding Fathers.
    • A critique of modern “Progressives.”
    • Where we are going as a nation and how we should get there.

    History of the Constitutional Convention – Episode 30

    Posted By nedryun on September 8, 2009

    Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention.

    In this Episode:

    • The task of passing a Bill of Rights is undertaken.
    • Alexander Hamilton writes in favor in Federalist 84.
    • Federalists use the Bill of Rights to gain support from Anti-Federalists.
    • Bill of Rights inspired by John Locke, Virginia Declaration of Rights, English Declaration of Rights, among others.
    • The five Great Freedoms of the First Amendment.
    • The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

    History of the Constitutional Convention – Episode 29

    Posted By nedryun on August 31, 2009

    Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention.

    In this Episode:

    • The Ratification Debates continue.
    • Massachusetts ratifies based on the leading of Samuel Adams and John Hancock and support for a Bill of Rights.
    • Maryland ratifies despite Luther Martin’s opposition.
    • South Carolina ratifies, while North Carolina remains an Anti-Federalist stronghold.
    • New Hampshire becomes the ninth state to ratify, fulfilling the obligations required by the Philadelphia Convention.
    • Titans clash in Virginia, but the Constitution is ratified with an agreement to later support a Bill of Rights.
    • New York, North Carolina and Rhode Island eventually ratify.
    • A new government is formed and a Bill of Rights is passed.

    History of the Constitutional Convention – Episode 28

    Posted By nedryun on August 24, 2009

    Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention.

    In this Episode:

    • The Ratification Debates begin.
    • Giants like George Mason, Patrick Henry, Samuel Adams and Richard Henry Lee oppose the Constitution.
    • The Constitution is sent to the Continental Congress for approval to send to the state legislatures.
    • An analysis of the task ahead of the Federalists.
    • The Anti-Federalists suffer major losses in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Connecticut, Georgia and New Jersey.

    History of the Constitutional Convention – Episode 27

    Posted By nedryun on August 17, 2009

    Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention.

    In this Episode:

    • The Constitution enters the ratification phase as dictated by Article VII.
    • Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay author the Federalist Papers to convince New York citizens to ratify the Constitution.
    • Anti-Federalists George Clinton and Robert Yates lobby against the Constitution in their own writings, but are largely overshadowed by the Federalist Papers.
    • A look at the first states to ratify the Constitution.
    • Examining three important Federalist Papers: Number 10 (a discussion on factions and contrasting democracies and republics), Number 51 (a discussion on the need of government, checks and balances and separation of powers), and Number 78 (a discussion on the judicial branch).

    Posting Resumes on 8/17

    Posted By nedryun on August 10, 2009

    Dear Listeners,

    Due to travel and vacation, I will be taking a week off and resuming my posts on August 17.  I hope you are continuing to enjor these as much as I am.

    -Ned