On March 30, 1775, King George III signed into law the New England Restraining Act, preventing the more troublesome colonies in North America from trading with anyone other than directly with Britain and Ireland.

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Delegates at the 1787 Federal Convention struggle to decide whether the new government will represent the states, or the people.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: Bowen, Catherine Drinker: Miracle at Philadelphia: The Story of the Constitutional Convention, Little, Brown & Co. 1966 (borrow at archive.org).

Online Recommendation of the Week: The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787, (Farrand, editor.).

Vol. 1: https://archive.org/details/recordsoffederal01unit

Vol 2: https://archive.org/details/recordsoffederal02unit

Vol 3: https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.58320

Or Online Liberty Library edition: https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/farrand-the-records-of-the-federal-convention-of-1787-3vols

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In March 1775, Virginia Delegates meet in defiance of the Royal Governor to discuss additional steps to opposed the actions of Parliament. When Patrick Henry proposes to build up the militia, opponents argue that such an action would be seen as preparing for war rather than peaceful resistance. Henry rises to proclaim that the British have already begun the war. Virginians can submit and become slaves, or fight for their liberty.

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The Constitutional Convention got off to a rocky start, beginning nearly two weeks after the planned start date. Not enough states showed up until then. Delegates spent the first few days electing officers for the Convention. They unanimously selected Washington to preside. They also created rules for the Convention. Finally, Virginia introduced its Virginia Plan to begin the actual debate.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: Decision in Philadelphia: The Constitutional Convention of 1787, by Christopher Collier

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Online Recommendation of the Week: Notes of Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787, by James Madison: https://archive.org/details/notesofdebatesin00unit

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In March 1775, Daniel Boone begins work on the Wilderness Road into Kentucky.

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National leaders realize the Articles of Confederation just aren't working. Getting popular support for real change proves difficult.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: The Summer of 1787: The Men Who Invented the Constitution, by David O. Stewart.

Online Recommendation of the Week: Instructions to the Convention Delegates https://csac.history.wisc.edu/document-collections/the-constitutional-convention/convention-delegates

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On the 5th anniversary of the Boston Massacre, Joseph Warren delivers the oration remembering the massacre of March 5, 1770. The presence of British officers in the audience, combined with the tension of the time nearly sets off a riot.

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Congress struggles to find a way to survey and populate its western territories. A group of former officers form the Ohio Company and lobby for an insider deal that will sell some of the prime land at a bargain price. Congress agrees and begins settlement in what will become the state of Ohio.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: The Northwest Ordinance, 1787: A Bicentennial Handbook, by Robert Taylor (borrow on archive.org)

Online Recommendation of the Week: Life, Journals and Correspondence of Rev. Manasseh Cutler, LL. D, Vol. 1: https://archive.org/details/lifejournalscorr01cutl

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In late February, 1775, Prime Minister, Lord North gets Parliament to support a supposed compromise bill that is actually designed to shore up support in Parliament for the coming war in America.

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Author Larry Kidder joins us to discuss his latest book Defending Fort Stanwix, a fort on the western frontier of New York that contributed to the ultimate surrender of the British Army at Saratoga in 1777. Kidder discusses the siege, the related battle of Oriskany and why these events were so consequential to the war.

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Book: Defending Fort Stanwix, by William "Larry" Kidder.

Other books by Kidder:

The Revolutionary World of a Free Black Man: Jacob Francis: 1754-1836, 2021

Ten Crucial Days: Washington's Vision for Victory Unfolds, 2019.

Crossroads of the Revolution: Trenton 1774-1783, 2017.

Visit Larry's website at wlkidderhistorian.com,

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