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 [...]
Category: Days of Revolution |
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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 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 | 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 | July 28, 2010
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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Tags: American Revolution, Benjamin Franklin, Christopher Newport, Clinton Rossiter, Colonial Assemblies, Colonial Councils, Colonial Courts, Colonial Legislatures, Connecticut, English Common Law, Executive Power, Founding Fathers, French and Indian War, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, George Washington, George Yeardley, Georgia, James River, Jamestown, John Smith, Local Government, London Company, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Middle Plantation, New York, Power of the Purse, Robert Dinwiddie, Royal Governors, Self Government, Sharecroppers, South Carolina, The Constitution State, The Revolutionary War, Thomas Hutchinson, Thomas Pownall, Virginia, Virginia Company, Virginia House of Burgesses, Voter Turnout, Williamsburg
nedryun | September 8, 2009
Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention. In this Episode: The task of passing a Bill of Rights is undertaken. Alexander Hamilton writes in favor in Federalist 84. Federalists use the Bill of Rights to gain support from Anti-Federalists. Bill of Rights inspired by John Locke, Virginia Declaration of Rights, English Declaration of [...]
Category: History of the Constitutional Convention |
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Tags: Alexander Hamilton, Anti-Federalists, Bill of Rights, Double Jeopardy, Eighth Amendment, English Declaration of Rights, Federalist 84, Federalist Papers, Federalists, Fifth Amendment, First Amendment, Fourth Amendment, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Petition, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, George Mason, James Madison, James Wilson, John Locke, Magna Carta, Natural Rights, Ninth Amendment, Patrick Henry, Quartering, Right to Bear Arms, Right to Counsel, Right to Speedy Trial, Roger Sherman, Search and Seizure, Second Amendment, Self Incrimination, Seventh Amendment, Sixth Amendment, State and Local Government, Tenth Amendment, The Revolutionary War, Third Amendment, Trial by Jury, Virginia, Virginia Declaration of Rights, William Vining
nedryun | May 11, 2009
Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention. In this Episode: Alexander Hamilton’s life, part one of two. Hamilton’s early life as an orphaned and illegitimate son. Hamilton’s time at King’s College in New York City and his growing interest in the revolution and military strategy and tactics. Hamilton forms his own militia and [...]
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Tags: Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton, Annapolis Convention, Anti-Federalists, Articles of Confederation, Bank of New York, Battle of Long Island, Battle of Trenton, Battle of Yorktown, Charles Cornwallis, Church of England, College of New Jersey, Columbia College, Continental Army, Continental Congress, Edmund Randolph, Elizabeth Schuyler, Federalist Papers, George Clinton, George Washington, Gouverneur Morris, Hearts of Oak, Henry Knox, James Hamilton, James Madison, James Wilson, John Jay, John Lansing Jr., King's College, Little Lion, Rachel Lavian, Rhode Island, Robert Morris, Robert Yates, Samuel Seabury, Scotland, The Farmer Refuted, The Revolutionary War, Thomas Jefferson, West Indies
nedryun | May 5, 2009
Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention. 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 [...]
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Tags: Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton, Charles Cornwallis, Charles Maurice de Talleyrand, College of New Jersey, David Brearley, Edmund Randolph, Equal Representation, George Mason, George Washington, Gouverneur Morris, Great Britain, James Madison, John Adams, John Lansing Jr., Little Lion, Luther Martin, New Jersey Plan, Patrick Henry, Proportional Representation, Robert Yates, Rufus King, The Revolutionary War, Virginia Plan, William Paterson, William Samuel Johnson
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.
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Tags: Aaron Burr, Abraham Baldwin, Alexander Hamilton, Alexander Martin, American Bible Society, Anti-Federalists, Articles of Confederation, Baltimore Bible Society, Battle of Germantown, Benjamin Rush, Caleb Strong, Charles Coatsworth Pinckney, Charles Pinckney, Connecticut Compromise, Continental Army, Continental Congress, Daniel Carroll, Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, David Brearley, Elbridge Gerry, George Clinton, George Washington, Gerrymander, Hugh Williamson, James Madison, James McHenry, James Monroe, John Adams, John F. Mercer, John Langdon, John Lansing Jr., John Rutledge, Jonathan Dayton, Luther Martin, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mount Vernon Conference, Nathaniel Gorham, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Jersey Plan, New York, Nicholas Gilman, North Carolina, Patrick Henry, Pierce Butler, Richard Dobbs Spaight, Richard Henry Lee, Robert Yates, Rufus King, Samuel Adams, Shays' Rebellion, South Carolina, The Revolutionary War, Thomas Jefferson, U.S. Constitution, Virginia Plan, William Blount, William Few, William Houston, William Houstoun, William Livingston, William Paterson, William Pierce, William Richardson Davie
nedryun | February 2, 2009
Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention. 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.
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Tags: Alexander Hamilton, Articles of Confederation, Barbary Pirates, Confederation Congress, Currency, Demographics, George Washington, Great Britain, Henry Knox, Interstate Commerce, James Madison, James Wilkinson, Samuel Adams, Spain, Tariffs, The Revolutionary War, Treaty of Paris
