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American Revolution Podcast
Hosted by Michael Troy · EN
American Revolution Podcast explores the events of the American Revolution, from beginning to end. It publishes weekly. Be sure to check out the related blog for access to pictures, maps, and links to more useful information on each week's episode. https://blog.amrevpodcast.com
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AR391 Washington Admin Resignations and Scandals
5d ago00:34:24Tap to summarizeDuring President Washington's second term, all of his cabinet members resigned. Edmund Randolph, who served as both Attorney General and Secretary of State, exits in scandal after his relationship with the French Ambassador is revealed. This episode's, blog entry, at blog.AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as more resources related to this week's episode. Book Recommendation of the Week: Edmund Randolph, a Biography, by John Reardon Online Recommendation of the Week: A Vindication of Edmund Randolph: https://archive.org/details/vindicationofedm01rand Join the podcast mail list: https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy ARP T-shirts and other merch: https://merch.amrevpodcast.com Ask your American Revolution Podcast questions on Quora: https://amrevpod.quora.com Join the Facebook group, American Revolution Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/groups/132651894048271 Follow the podcast on X @AmRevPodcast Support this podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/AmRevPodcast or via PayPal http://paypal.me/AmRevPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Rev250-093 Fort Washington
1w ago00:05:22Tap to summarizeOn June 20, 1776 Continental forces break ground on Fort Washington. The fort was part of an effort to prevent the British Navy from being able to sail up the Hudson River. For more on the Continental defenses around New York check out Episode 89 of the American Revolution Podcast. For more about the first battle, check out Episode 101. https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2019/03/episode-089-washington-moves-to-new-york.html https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2019/06/episode-101-british-land-at-staten.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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ARP390 The Eleventh Amendment
2w ago00:32:16Tap to summarizeIn one of its first interpretations of the Constitution, the Supreme Court holds that states are subject to lawsuits in federal court. The states promptly alter that interpretation in the first Constitutional Amendment since the Bill of Rights. This episode's, blog entry, at blog.AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as more resources related to this week's episode. Book Recommendation of the Week: The First Chief Justice: John Jay and the Struggle of a New Nation, by Mark Dillon Online Recommendation of the Week: Chisholm v. Georgia, 2 U.S. 419 (1793). https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/2/419 Join the podcast mail list: https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy ARP T-shirts and other merch: https://merch.amrevpodcast.com Ask your American Revolution Podcast questions on Quora: https://amrevpod.quora.com Join the Facebook group, American Revolution Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/groups/132651894048271 Follow the podcast on X @AmRevPodcast Support this podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/AmRevPodcast or via PayPal http://paypal.me/AmRevPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Rev250-092 Virginia Declaration of Rights - June 12, 1776
2w ago00:06:06Tap to summarizeOn June 12, 1772, the Fifth Virginia Convention passes its Declaration of Rights, a forerunner of the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. To learn more about the American Revolution Podcast, please check out the American Revolution Podcast. https://blog.amrevpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Rev250-091 Committee for the Declaration of Independence
2w ago00:07:05Tap to summarizeAfter tabling a vote on independence a few days earlier, on June 11, 1776 Congress appoints a committee to draft a declaration in the event that the vote on Independence in July is successful. For more on this topic, check out Episode 99 of the American Revolution Podcast. https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2019/06/episode-099-declaring-independence.htmlhttps://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2019/06/episode-099-declaring-independence.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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ARP389 The Battle of Fallen Timbers
3w ago00:33:07Tap to summarizeAfter the Indians defeat two earlier armies in the Ohio territory, General "Mad Anthony" Wayne leads a third army, engaging the Indians at a place called Fallen Timbers on August 20, 1794. This episode's, blog entry, at blog.AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as more resources related to this week's episode. Book Recommendation of the Week: Autumn of the Black Snake, by William Hogeland. Online Recommendation of the Week: General Wayne’s Report to War Department about the Battle of Fallen Timbers: https://wardepartmentpapers.org/document/47769 Join the podcast mail list: https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy ARP T-shirts and other merch: https://merch.amrevpodcast.com Ask your American Revolution Podcast questions on Quora: https://amrevpod.quora.com Join the Facebook group, American Revolution Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/groups/132651894048271 Follow the podcast on X @AmRevPodcast Support this podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/AmRevPodcast or via PayPal http://paypal.me/AmRevPodcast June 2026 Round Table Book: The Banker Who Made America: Thomas Willing and the Rise of the American Financial Aristocracy, 1731-1821, by Richard Vague - Go to https://bookshop.org/shop/ARP. Find the book in my bookshop and use the code ARP15 to save 15% off the price. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Rev250-090 Battle of Three Rivers
3w ago00:07:33Tap to summarizeOn June 8th 1776, General John Sullivan makes one final effort to take Quebec, sending his Continentals against the British at Three Rivers. For more on this topic, check out Episode 95 of the American Revolution Podcast. https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2019/05/episode-095-battle-of-trois-rivieres.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Rev250-089 Resolution on Independence
3w ago00:06:23Tap to summarizeOn June 7, 1776, Virginia Delegate Richard Henry Lee introduces a resolution before the Continental Congress that the colonies should declare themselves to be free and independent states. For more context, please listen to Episode 98 of the American Revolution Podcast. https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2019/05/episode-098-voting-for-independence.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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General Lee Goes the Charleston
3w ago00:05:28Tap to summarizeCharles Lee, second in command of the Continental Army, brings a reinforcement army to Charleston, SC. He arrives arrives on June 4, 1776. Lee expects the arrival of a British fleet under the command of General Clinton and Cornwallis to attack the colony. The first British ships arrive days later. For more on this, listen to Episode 96 on the American Revolution Podcast: https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2019/05/episode-096-battle-of-sullivans-island.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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ARP388 The Age of Reason
4w ago00:33:05Tap to summarizePaine moves to France to serve in the French Revolution. During his time there, he wrote The Age of Reason, supporting deism and attacking organized religion. This episode's, blog entry, at blog.AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as more resources related to this week's episode. Book Recommendation of the Week: Man of Reason: The Life of Thomas Paine, by Alfred Aldridge (borrow on archive.org). Online Recommendation of the Week: The Age of Reason: https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.218719 Join the podcast mail list: https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy ARP T-shirts and other merch: https://merch.amrevpodcast.com Ask your American Revolution Podcast questions on Quora: https://amrevpod.quora.com Join the Facebook group, American Revolution Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/groups/132651894048271 Follow the podcast on X @AmRevPodcast Support this podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/AmRevPodcast or via PayPal http://paypal.me/AmRevPodcast Next month's Round Table Book: The Banker Who Made America: Thomas Willing and the Rise of the American Financial Aristocracy, 1731-1821, by Richard Vague - Go to https://bookshop.org/shop/ARP. Find the book in my bookshop and use the code ARP15 to save 15% off the price. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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