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Days of Revolution – Episode 16

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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Days of Revolution, Episode 4

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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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.