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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 seizure in the colonies.
• The effect of search and seizure policies on Boston merchants and their response.
• James Otis resigns his post with the British government and asserts natural rights, consent of the governed, and separation of powers, among other things.

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 the issuing of paper money.
• The reaction by the Continental Congress to the Currency Act.

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 response to The Sugar Act including efforts led by Samuel Adams.
• The growing unification of the colonies based on common plight.
• The stage is set for future conflicts over an overbearing British Parliament.

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 the British response.
• The passing of the Proclamation Act and its enforcement.

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 George Washington in the French and Indian War.
• The engagement of the colonist militias help shift the war.
• The Treaty of Paris and the subsequent gains by the British.
• The headaches of managing new land and the question of taxation and colonialists.

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.
• The rejection of the plan by the colonial legislatures.
• The question of a central taxing authority and the upcoming French and Indian War.

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?

In this Episode:

• The life of Gouverneur Morris, drafter of the U.S. Constitution.
• Morris’ work in New York politics.
• Morris as chief advocate for the Continental Army.
• Morris’ role in the Constitutional Convention.
• Morris’ dealings with England and later role as Minister to France during the French Revolution.
• Morris and northern secession.

In this Episode:

• Alexander Hamilton’s life, part two of two.
• A focus on Hamilton’s post-convention life.
• Hamilton in the Washington cabinet.
• Hamilton and his role in the creation of the U.S. Mint, First National Bank, and Revenue Cutter Service.
• The formation of the Federalist and Democratic-Republican political parties.
• Hamilton’s launching of the New York Evening Post.
• Hamilton’s affair and role in the 1796 presidential elections.
• Hamilton effectively makes Jefferson President after the 1800 presidential election is decided in the U.S. House of Representatives.
• Hamilton duels Aaron Burr.

In this Episode:

• Alexander Hamilton proposes a radical centralized government based on Great Britain’s system.
• Even his close friend James Madison is amazed by Hamilton’s outlandish proposal.
• The debate over representation continues to prevent substantive progress.
• A profile of Luther Martin, a man who spoke a great lengths but rarely contributed anything of substance.

In this Episode:

• James Madison, the Father of the Constitution, Part II.
• Madison in the House of Representatives.
• Madison, Patrick Henry and the Bill of Rights.
• Madison, Thomas Jefferson and the Democratic-Republicans.
• Madison as Secretary of State.
• The Madison Presidency and post-presidential life.

In this Episode:

• The challenges of the Articles of Confederation (continued from last week).
• Tension between the Confederation Congress and the state legislatures.
• Early foreign policy concerns.
• Interstate commerce, tariffs, currency, and internal strife.
• Founding era demographics and ways of life.