nedryun | 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 [...]
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Tags: Benjamin Franklin, Boston, Brutus, Clinton Rossiter, Founding Fathers, France, French and Indian War, Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death, Great Britain, Individualism, Julius Caesar, King George III, Liberty Boys, New York City, Oliver Cromwell, Patrick Henry, Pennsylvania, Richmond, Self Government, Stamp Act of 1765, Taxation, Taxation Without Representation, The Sons of Liberty, The Treason Speech, Virginia, Virginia General Assembly, Virginia House of Burgesses, Virginia Resolves
nedryun | 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 [...]
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Tags: Declaration of Independence, French and Indian War, Great Britain, Militias, New York, Parliament, Pontiac's Rebellion, Second Amendment, Stamp Act of 1765, Standing Army, Taxation Without Representation, The Quartering Act, The Revolutionary War, Third Amendment
nedryun | November 9, 2010
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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Tags: Admiralty Court, Boston, Consent of the Governed, Court of Exchequer, Declaration of Independence, Divine Right, Fourth Amendment, French and Indian War, Great Britain, James Otis, John Adams, John Hancock, John Locke, Molasses Act, Natural Law, Natural Rights, New England, Parliament, Proclamation Act of 1763, Search and Seizure, Separation of Powers, Stamp Act of 1765, Superior Court of Massachusetts, Taxation Without Representation, The Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved, The Sugar Act of 1764, Unalienable Rights, Writs of Assistance
nedryun | October 27, 2010
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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nedryun | September 28, 2010
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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Tags: Admiralty Court, Boston, Canada, Carribean, Cider Bill of 1763, Currency Act of 1764, Florida, French and Indian War, George Grenville, Georgia, Great Britain, John Hancock, King George III, Massachusetts, Molasses, Molasses Act, Native Americans, New England, New Hampshire, Oxenbridge Thatcher, Parliament, Pontiac's Rebellion, Proclamation Act of 1763, Revenue Act of 1766, Rhode Island, Rum, Samuel Adams, Stamp Act of 1765, Sugar, Tariffs, Taxation, The Revolutionary War, The Sugar Act of 1764, Thomas Hancock, Thomas Hutchinson, Treaty of Paris, William Pitt
nedryun | September 15, 2010
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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Tags: Appalachian Mountains, Cumberland Gap, Daniel Boone, Fort Detroit, Fort Ontario, French and Indian War, Great Britain, Great Lakes, Huron, Iroquois, Jeffrey Amherst, Kentucky, King George III, Michigan, Native Americans, North Carolina, Ohio, Ohio Territory, Parliament, Pennsylvania, Pontiac, Pontiac's Rebellion, Proclamation Act of 1763, South Carolina, Treaty of Paris, Virginia
nedryun | August 25, 2010
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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nedryun | August 12, 2010
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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nedryun | 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 [...]
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nedryun | 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 [...]
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