Recapturing the True Spirit of ’76
The true spirit is based on a resistance to centralized power
The Struggle for American Independence: Independence!
From Rhode Island and Virginia, to the 2nd Continental Congress, Dave Benner covers the independence movements in the colonies.
The Struggle for American Independence: The Siege of Boston
In this episode, I cover two major military events in 1775 and 1776 that altered the course of the conflict
American Revolution Successful Because People had Guns
early patriots did not ask the existing British government if they could revolt.
The Struggle for American Independence: Common Sense
The pamphlet truly became a sensation, making the case for independence in a manner that struck a chord with the typical American. Without holding public office, Paine’s famous diatribe influenced the course of history and helped pave the way to independence.
The Struggle for American Independence: The Second Continental Congress
Far from empathizing with the petitions of the Second Continental Congress, King George III responded by declaring the colonies in open and avowed rebellion to the crown.
The Struggle for American Independence: Liberty or Death!
Virginia’s situation demonstrates that political radicalism was certainly not confined to Boston, and patriot sympathies were pervasive in the Old Dominion.
The Struggle for American Independence: Lexington and Concord
In this episode, I cover the Battles of Lexington and Concord, truly the first military excursions in the patriot struggle for independence. Although Thomas Gage hoped not to provoke an aggressive response from patriot forces, he still attempted to shrewdly act seize military supplies and powder that had been secured in storage locations by the…
The Struggle for American Independence: The First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the colonies to determine a concerted response to the Intolerable Acts.
The Struggle for American Independence: The Intolerable Acts
As the British seek vengeance upon Boston, they hope that their policies would do much to isolate patriot sentiments in Boston from the other colonies, preventing interference from other places. However, this episode expresses why such a plan backfired in a monumental way.