American Revolution Podcast

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Rev250-026 Causes and Necessity of Taking up Arms Jul 03, 2025

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On July 6, 1775, the Second Continental Congress approved a document explaining the reasons why they felt justified in taking up arms against the British government.

For more details, check up Episode 68 of the American Revolution Podcast: https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2018/10/episode-068-congress-olive-branch.html

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Rev250-025 Olive Branch Petition Jul 01, 2025

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On July 5, 1775, after the outbreak of war in the colonies, the Continental Congress makes one final effort to reach an honorable and peaceful compromise with Britain.

For more details, check up Episode 68 of the American Revolution Podcast: https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2018/10/episode-068-congress-olive-branch.html

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AR-SP35 In Search of Molly Pitcher, with Linda Grant DePauw Jun 29, 2025

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Our American Revolution Round Table discusses Molly Pitcher, and other various topics with Dr. Linda Grant DePauw, History Professor Emeritus of George Washington University.

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Rev250-024 Washington Takes Command Jun 26, 2025

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The Continental Congress gives command of the new Continental Army to George Washington. When he arrives in Cambridge Massachusetts on July 2, 1775, he is shocked by the condition of the army.

For more, check up Episode 67: https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2018/10/episode-067-washington-takes-command.html

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AR-SP34 Bunker Hill, with HUB History Jun 22, 2025

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Jake Sconyers of the HUB History Podcast (a history of Boston) interviews Michael Troy about the battle of Bunker Hill.

To learn more about HUB History, go to HUBhistory.com

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Rev250-023 Bunker Hill June 17, 1775 Jun 17, 2025

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June 17, 1775: The Provincials occupy Bunker and Breeds Hills on the Charlestown Peninsula. The British struggle to take the Hill, leading to their largest losses of the Revolutionary War.

For more details on the Battle of Bunker Hill, check out Episodes 65 and 66 of the American Revolution Podcast:

https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2018/10/episode-065-provincials-occupy-bunker.html

https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2018/10/episode-066-british-take-bunker-hill.html

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Rev250-022 Creating the Continental Army Jun 16, 2025

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The Second Continental Congress began meeting nearly a month after Lexington and Concord. Delegates debated what to do next before finally voting to create a Continental Army on June 14, 1775, and appointing George Washington as its commander the following day.

For more details, check out Episode 64 of the American Revolution Podcast: https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2018/09/episode-064-second-continental-congress.html

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ARP356 Federalist Papers and New York Jun 15, 2025

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New Yorkers greatly oppose the Constitution. Governor Clinton does not even begin the convention until June 1788. After convention delegates receive word that Nine states have ratified and the Constitution is going into effect, with or without New York, the Convention debate turns.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Eleventh Pillar: New York State and the Federal Constitution, by Linda Grant DePauw

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Rev250-021 Battle of Machias Jun 10, 2025

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The British try to convince locals in the small town of Machias, in modern-day Maine, to provide lumber to the besieged army and navy in Boston. Instead, the locals capture the navy ship sent to their town, killing the captain and converting the ship to a patriot warship.

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ARP355 Virginia Ratification, 1788 Jun 08, 2025

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Virginia becomes the tenth state to ratify the Constitution in the summer of 1788. Former Governor Patrick Henry George Mason led the opposition, while Governor Edmund Randolph and James Madison lead the supporters. George Washington stays home and largely stays quiet.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Fate of the Revolution: Virginians Debate the Constitution, by Lorri Glover.

Online Recommendation of the Week: Documentary History of the Constitution of the United States of America, Vol 2: https://archive.org/details/documentaryhist00divigoog/page/376/mode/2up

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