nedryun | 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 [...]
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Tags: Andrew Oliver, Annapolis, Benedict Arnold, Benjamin Edes, Boston, Boston Tea Party, Burns Coffee House, Charleston, Christopher Gadsden, Committees of Correspondence, Connecticut, France, George Trott, Great Britain, Henry Bass, Henry Welles, Isaac Barre, James Otis, John Adams, John Avery, John Hancock, John Smith, King George III, Liberty Poles, Liberty Trees, Limited Government, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, New York City, Norwich, Parliament, Patrick Henry, Paul Revere, Samuel Adams, South Carolina, Stamp Act of 1765, Stephen Cleverly, The Loyal Nine, The Revolutionary War, The Sons of Liberty, Thomas Chase, Thomas Crafts, Thomas Hutchinson, Virginia, Woodbridge
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 | 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 [...]
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Tags: Admiralty Court, Albany Conference, Benjamin Franklin, Committees of Correspondence, Declaration of Independence, Edmund Burke, George Grenville, Georgia, Great Britain, House of Commons, Isaac Barre, John Hughes, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Parliament, Patrick Henry, Pontiac's Rebellion, Rhode Island, Samuel Adams, Seven Years' War, Stamp Act of 1765, Tar and Feathering, Taxation, Taxation Without Representation, The Revolutionary War, The Sons of Liberty, The Stamp Act Congress, The Sugar Act of 1764, Virginia, Virginia Resolves, Virtual Representation, William Pitt
nedryun | 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 [...]
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Tags: Admiralty Court, Battle of Bunker Hill, Boston, Considerations on Behalf of the Colonists, Equal Representation, Francis Bernard, Glorious Revolution, Great Britain, Harvard College, James Otis, Jeremiah Gridley, John Adams, John Robinson, Massachusetts, Molasses Act, Natural Rights, Navigation Acts, New York, Parliament, Plymouth, Quartering Act, Ruth Cunningham, Samuel Adams, Stamp Act Congress, The Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved, Thomas Hutchinson, Thomas Jefferson, Townshend Acts, Writs of Assistance
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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Tags: Benjamin Franklin, Bills of Credit, Commerce, Continental Congress, Currency Act of 1751, Currency Act of 1764, Economics, France, French and Indian War, Great Britain, Molassas, New England, Paper Money, Parliament, Pennsylvania, Proclamation Act of 1763, Self Government, Stamp Act of 1765, Sugar, Taxation, The Sugar Act of 1764, Trade Defecit
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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