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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Tags: Appalachian Mountains, Battle of Jumonville Glen, Battle of the Monongahela, Carribean, Colonial Militia, Edward Braddock, England, Europe, Fort Duquesne, Fort Louisbourg, Fort Necessity, Fort Pitt, Fort William Henry, France, French and Indian War, George Washington, Great Britain, Huron, India, Iroquois, King George III, Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, Massachusetts, Mohawk, Native Americans, Ohio, Ohio Territory, Parliament, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Proclamation Act of 1763, Prussia, Robert Dinwiddie, Seven Years' War, Taxation, Taxation Without Representation, Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, Treaty of Paris, Virginia, Virginia House of Burgesses, West Africa, William Pitt, Williamsburg