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Days of Revolution, Episode 3

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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Days of Revolution, Episode 2

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.