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    Days of Revolution – Episode 21

    Posted By on August 30, 2011

    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 John Hancock
    • Boston riots
    • Occupation of Boston
    Subscribe to Days of Revolution on iTunes at this page, and have Ned’s podcast downloaded to your computer, mp3 player, smart phone, iPad, or other device the moment it comes out!
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    Days of Revolution – Episode 20

    Posted By on August 16, 2011

    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 Act
    • The Indemnity Act
    • The Vice Admiralty Court Act

    Days of Revolution – Episode 19

    Posted By on April 25, 2011

    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.

    Days of Revolution – Episode 18

    Posted By on April 12, 2011

    Ned Ryun continues his series, “Days of Revolution” with episode 18, “The Colonies Unite.”

    In this episode Ned discusses:

    • The Stamp Act Congress

    Days of Revolution – Episode 17

    Posted By on March 31, 2011

    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 York Sons of Liberty organize public demonstrations in New York City
    • Richard Henry Lee, future signer of the Declaration of Independence, leads a protest in Virginia
    • The colonies unite even further in their resistance to the tyranny of Parliament and the Crown

    Days of Revolution – Episode 16

    Posted By on February 1, 2011

    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 response of various authorities to The Sons of Liberty.
    • The lasting effects of The Sons of Liberty and their influence on The Revolutionary War.

    Days of Revolution – Episode 15

    Posted By on January 25, 2011

    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 its passage and it later passes the Virginia House of Burgesses 20-19.
    • The Virginia Resolves influence other colonists and help place revolution in the minds of the colonists.

    Days of Revolution – Episode 14

    Posted By on January 12, 2011

    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 the quartering of troops without representation.
    • The Quartering Act’s legacy is founding among America’s founding documents, such as the Declaration of Independence, and also is partially the basis for the Third and Second Amendments.

    Days of Revolution – Episode 13

    Posted By on December 14, 2010

    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 against the crown.
    • The act is enforced through Admiralty Courts.
    • Samuel Adams leads resistance in Massachusetts.
    • Committees of Correspondence help the colonies produce a uniform response.
    • The resistance has only begun, culminating in a war and a new nation.

    Days of Revolution – Episode 12

    Posted By on November 17, 2010

    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 due to failing health.
    • The legacy of James Otis.