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 response to The Sugar Act including efforts led by Samuel Adams.
• The growing unification of the colonies based on common plight.
• The stage is set for future conflicts over an overbearing British Parliament.

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 the British response.
• The passing of the Proclamation Act and its enforcement.

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 George Washington in the French and Indian War.
• The engagement of the colonist militias help shift the war.
• The Treaty of Paris and the subsequent gains by the British.
• The headaches of managing new land and the question of taxation and colonialists.

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 French Revolution.
• Morris and northern secession.

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 drafting the Declaration of Independence.
• Colleagues praise Sherman’s character.
• Sherman’s role in the Great Compromise.
• Sherman’s deep religious beliefs and strident opposition to paper money.

In this Episode:

• Resuming the events taking place in Independence Hall.
• Summary of the large state advantage.
• Brief biography of William Paterson.
• William Paterson proposes New Jersey plan for small states to rally behind.
• The large states respond.

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.