nedryun | March 31, 2011

Ned Ryun continues his series, “Days of Revolution.” Listen to Episode 17, “A Violent Backlash” In this episode Ned discusses: The violent reaction to the Stamp Act in the colonies The hanging in effigy of Andrew Oliver, royal stamp agent, in Boston The ransacking of Thomas Hutchinson’s home Samuel Adams condemns the violence The New [...]

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Tags: American history, Andrew Oliver, Boston, Declaration of Independence, history, Ned Ryun, New York, New Yorks Sons of Liberty, Parliament, Richard Henry Lee, Sam Adams, Samuel Adams, Stamp Act, Thomas Hutchinson, Thomas Jefferson, Virginia

nedryun | November 17, 2010

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 [...]

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Tags: Admiralty Court, Battle of Bunker Hill, Boston, Considerations on Behalf of the Colonists, Equal Representation, Francis Bernard, Glorious Revolution, Great Britain, Harvard College, James Otis, Jeremiah Gridley, John Adams, John Robinson, Massachusetts, Molasses Act, Natural Rights, Navigation Acts, New York, Parliament, Plymouth, Quartering Act, Ruth Cunningham, Samuel Adams, Stamp Act Congress, The Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved, Thomas Hutchinson, Thomas Jefferson, Townshend Acts, Writs of Assistance

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 [...]

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nedryun | August 31, 2009

Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention. In this Episode: The Ratification Debates continue. Massachusetts ratifies based on the leading of Samuel Adams and John Hancock and support for a Bill of Rights. Maryland ratifies despite Luther Martin’s opposition. South Carolina ratifies, while North Carolina remains an Anti-Federalist stronghold. New Hampshire becomes the [...]

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Tags: Alexander Hamilton, Anti-Federalists, Benjamin Harrison, Bill of Rights, Caleb Strong, Edmund Randolph, Elbridge Gerry, Federalists, George Clinton, George Mason, George Washington, Henry Knox, James Madison, James Monroe, John Adams, John Hancock, John Jay, John Lansing Jr., John Marshall, Kentucky Territory, Luther Martin, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi River, Mount Vernon, Nathaniel Gorham, New Hampshire, New York, New York City, North Carolina, Patrick Henry, President, Rhode Island, Richard Henry Lee, Robert Yates, Roger Sherman, Rufus King, Samuel Adams, Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of War, Senate, Shays' Rebellion, South Carolina, Thomas Jefferson, Vice President, Virginia, Washington D.C., We the People, We the States

nedryun | August 3, 2009

Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention. 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 [...]

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Tags: Alexander Hamilton, Articles of Confederation, Barbados, Bastille, Battle of Long Island, Bermuda, Bronx, Charles Maurice de Talleyrand, Committee on Style, Constitution of New York, Continental Army, Continental Congress, Declaration of Independence, Dewitt Clinton, Duke of Leeds, Erie Canal, Federalist Papers, Federalist Party, French Revolution, Friedrich von Steuben, George Washington, Gouverneur Morris, Great Britain, Hartford Convention, Jacobites, Jamaica, James Madison, James Monroe, John Bryan, John Jay, King's College, Lewis Morris, Lord Frederick North, Louis XVI, Marquis de Condorcet, Marquis de Lafayette, Maximilien Robespierre, Nathanael Greene, New York, New York Provincial Congress, Northwest Territories, Peg Leg, Reign of Terror, Robert Morris, Roger Sherman, Rufus King, Samuel Osgood, Slavery, Staats Long Morris, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, Treaty of Ghent, Treaty of Paris, Valley Forge, Versailles, War of 1812, William Constable, William Duer, William Pitt, William Samuel Johnson, William Smith

nedryun | July 28, 2009

Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention. In this Episode: The  final debates at the Constitutional Convention center on signing questions. Elbridge Gerry, George Mason and Edmund Randolph all voice displeasure with the document and refuse to sign. A committee on style is formed to write the Constitution. A Bill of Rights is [...]

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Tags: Alexander Hamilton, Articles of Confederation, Benjamin Franklin, Bill of Rights, Charles Coatsworth Pinckney, Committee on Style, Declaration of Independence, Edmund Randolph, Elbridge Gerry, George Mason, George Washington, Gouverneur Morris, House of Representatives, James Madison, James Wilson, John Dickinson, Luther Martin, Nathaniel Gorham, Patrick Henry, President, Ratification Debates, Roger Sherman, Rufus King, Senate, Slavery, State Declaration of Rights, Thomas Jefferson, U.S. Constitution, William Samuel Johnson

nedryun | July 20, 2009

Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention. In this Episode: The  development of the Judicial Branch in the Constitutional Convention. Should the Judicial Branch be combined with the Executive Branch? A description of the Judicial Branch in Article III and Federalist Papers. The Judiciary Act of 1789 and Congress’ roll in forming the [...]

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Tags: 9 Justices, Article III, Associate Justices, Attorney General, Chief Justice, Circuit Courts, Congress, District Courts, Edmund Randolph, Elbridge Gerry, Executive Branch, Federalist 51, Federalist Papers, James Madison, James Wilson, John Dickinson, John Roberts, John Rutledge, Judicial Branch, Judicial Fiat, Judicial Review, Judiciary Act, King George III, Legislative Branch, Marbury v. Madison, Marshall, Massachusetts, Montesquieu, North Carolina, Oliver Ellsworth, Pierce Butler, President, Rhode Island, Roger Sherman, Rufus King, Senate, State Courts, Thomas Jefferson, Treaties, Tribunals, U.S. Attorney, U.S. Capitol, U.S. Supreme Court, Virginia, Virginia Plan, William Samuel Johnson

nedryun | June 15, 2009

Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention. In this Episode: The life of Roger Sherman, signer of America’s first four founding documents. Sherman lives the typical American life beginning as a cobbler and ending as a national statesman. Sherman’s political and legal career in Connecticut. Sherman’s role in the Continental Congress and in [...]

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Tags: Articles of Association, Articles of Confederation, Benjamin Franklin, Bill of Rights, Connecticut, Connecticut Compromise, Connecticut General Assembly, Connecticut State Senate, Continental Congress, Declaration of Independence, Elizabeth Hartwell, Fisher Aimes, Great Compromise, House of Representatives, John Adams, John Witherspoon, Jonathan Edwards, Jonathan Trumbull, Judiciary Act, Oliver Ellsworth, Paper Money, Philadelphia, Rebekah Prescot, Roger Sherman, Samuel Dunbar, Slavery, Thomas Jefferson, Treaty of Paris, U.S. Constitution, William Livingston, William Paterson, William Pierce, William Samuel Johnson, Yale College

nedryun | June 8, 2009

Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention. In this Episode: Religion and the Founding Fathers. The Founding Fathers were not deists, atheists and agnostics as some have characterized. A look at the first settlers and their motivations. Colonial Protestantism, the Puritans, and the influence of Covenant Theology on early American society. Comments about [...]

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Tags: Agnosticism, Atheism, Benjamin Franklin, Calvinism, Capitalism, Christianity, Church of England, Clinton Rossiter, Covenant Theology, Declaration of Independence, Deism, Founding Fathers, Freedom of Religion, Individualism, James Madison, Jesus Christ, John Adams, John Locke, John Quincy Adams, Protestantism, Puritanism, Religion, Roman Catholic Church, Samuel Rutherford, Self Government, Separation of Church and State, Slavery, Social Contract, Ten Commandments, Thomas Jefferson, Toleration, U.S. Constitution

nedryun | May 18, 2009

Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention. 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 [...]

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Tags: 12th Amendment, 1796 Presidential Election, 1800 Presidential Election, Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Franklin Bache, Charles Coatsworth Pinckney, Democratic-Republican Party, Federalist Party, First National Bank, France, Gouverneur Morris, Great Britain, House of Representatives, James Baird, James Madison, James Monroe, James Reynolds, John Adams, John Jay, Maria Reynolds, New York, New York Evening Post, New York Post, Noah Webster, Phillip Freneau, Revenue Cutter Service, Thomas Jefferson, United States Mint, Virginia, Washington D.C., William Cobbett, William Giles