nedryun | July 20, 2010
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 [...]
nedryun | July 13, 2010
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.
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 [...]
nedryun | August 24, 2009
Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention. In this Episode: The Ratification Debates begin. Giants like George Mason, Patrick Henry, Samuel Adams and Richard Henry Lee oppose the Constitution. The Constitution is sent to the Continental Congress for approval to send to the state legislatures. An analysis of the task ahead of the [...]
nedryun | August 17, 2009
Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention. In this Episode: The Constitution enters the ratification phase as dictated by Article VII. Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay author the Federalist Papers to convince New York citizens to ratify the Constitution. Anti-Federalists George Clinton and Robert Yates lobby against the Constitution in their [...]
nedryun | March 16, 2009
Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention. In this Episode: A short look at the 55 delegates, part 2. Delegates from New York, New Hampshire, Maryland, Georgia, Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina. Notable convention absences.
