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Ben Franklin's World

This is a multiple award-winning podcast about early American history. It’s a show for people who lo

Episodes

Total: 455

When we study the history of colonial North America, we tend to focus on European colonists and thei

The French established New Orleans and the greater colony of Louisiana in 1717. By 1840, New Orleans

The Declaration of Independence described “all men” as “created equal” when its authors knew they we

165 The Age of Revolutions

2017/12/19

Between 1763 and 1848, revolutions took place in North America, South America, the Caribbean, Africa

The American Revolution took place within a larger period known today as the “Age of Revolutions.” W

When we think about North America during the American Revolution, most of our brains show us images

What did British imperial officials in London and their North America-based representatives make of

At the end of the French and Indian, or Seven Years’ War in 1763, Great Britain claimed that smuggli

160 The Politics of Tea

2017/11/14

How did early Americans go from hosting social tea parties to hosting protests like the Boston Tea P

How much merit do the economic factors behind the cry “No Taxation Without Representation” have when

158 The Revolutionaries' Army

2017/10/31

Between 1775 and 1783, an estimated 230,000 men served in the Continental Army with another approxim

Between 1775 and 1783, an estimated 230,000 men served in the Continental Army with another approxim

How did Americans find out about the Revolution? What effect did printed materials like newspapers,

How much can the work of one historian impact how we view and study the American Revolution? We inve

Declaring independence from Great Britain required the formation of new governments. But why did Ame

How did the American revolutionaries organize and coordinate local, provincial, and intercolonial ac

What caused the American Revolution? Was it the issue of ‘No Taxation without Representation?’ Was i

What do we mean by the American Revolution? How do we define it? Was it a war? Was it a movement? Wa

Abigail Adams lived through and participated in the American Revolution. As the wife of John Adams,

Over the course of his long life, Benjamin Franklin traveled to and lived in London on two different