American Revolution Podcast

Oct. 1775: Patriots discover that one of their top leaders in Massachusetts has been cooperating with the enemy.

For more context, check out Episode 73 of the American Revolution Podcast: https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2018/12/episode-073-siege-of-boston-autumn.html

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Oct. 26-27, 1775: After the Virginia militia capture and destroy a small British Navy ship, The British retaliate by launching an attack on the coastal town of Hampton Virginia.

For more context on this story, check out Episode 69 of the American Revolution Podcast. https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2018/11/episode-069-south-joins-war.html

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I discuss the book Portraits of Patriots: Colonel John Trumbull and Five Fellow Patriots From Connecticut in the American Revolution, with author Damien Cregeau.

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Faced with continuing threats from patriots in New York City, Governor Tryon takes refuge on a ship in NY Harbor, Oct. 19, 1775.

For more on ousted Governors, check out Episode 70 of the American Revolution Podcast: https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2018/11/episode-70-ousted-governors-bermuda.html

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Oct. 18, 1775: A British fleet bombards Falmouth (present-day Portland, Maine) to make an example of the consequences of rebellion.

For more context, check out Episode 74 of the American Revolution Podcast: https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2018/12/episode-074-occupied-boston-1775.html

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In late 1790, Congress finds itself hopelessly divided over two issues. Northerners wanted to have the new Federal government assume state debt from the Revolutionary War. Southerners wanted the capital moved to Virginia. Thomas Jefferson works with Alexander Hamilton and James Madison to broker a compromise on the two issues at his house on June 20, 1790.

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Book Recommendation of the Week:⁠ Dinner at Mr. Jefferson's: Three Men, Five Great Wines, and the Evening That Changed America, by Charles A. Cerami

Online Recommendation of the Week: "Jefferson’s Account of the Bargain on the Assumption and Residence Bills, [1792?],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-17-02-0018-0012

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The Continental Congress authorizes the creation of a navy, Oct. 13, 1775.

To put this in more context, listen to Episode 75 of the American Revolution Podcast. https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2018/12/episode-075-continental-congress-autumn.html

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Faced with the need to feed the British Army at Boston, the British Navy must raid costal cities to obtain food from a hostile populous. On October 7-8, 1775 the British attack Bristol Rhode Island, demanding cattle and sheep if the inhabitants want the bombardment to end.

For more context, check out Episode 74 of the American Revolution Podcast. https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2018/12/episode-074-occupied-boston-1775.html

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In May 1790, a reluctant Rhode Island succumbs to federal threats and ratifies the Constitution. The Creek Indians in the south are on the verge of war over Georgia settlers moving onto their lands President Washington invites Creek leaders to come to New York and negotiate a treaty.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: The Most Perfect Justice: Alexander McGillivray and George Washington Strive to Save the Creek Nation, by Jean Lufkin Boiler.

Online Recommendation of the Week: Treaty with the Creeks, 1790: https://treaties.okstate.edu/treaties/treaty-with-the-creeks-1790-0025

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On October 4, 1774 a Congressional Committee leaves Philadelphia for Cambridge to meet with George Washington and the other Continental Generals. the leaders discuss a range of concerns including whether to allow Indians and Blacks to continue serving in the Continental Army.

For more on Congress during this period, check out episode 75 of the American Revolution Podcast.

https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2018/12/episode-075-continental-congress-autumn.html

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