Growing Patriots

When our founders created America, they embraced a lot of new ideas – like liberty, equality, and justice. But who inspired our founders to see the world that way? In this episode, we talk about something called The Enlightenment and the philosophers who changed history.

Abraham Lincoln came after the founding period in American history, but he had a lot in common with our founders. In this episode, we're joined by Jon White, author of the children's book "My Day with Abe Lincoln" to tell us all about him!

There are some threads that go throughout colonial American history – things like liberty and justice. Here are a few to keep in mind!

In this episode, we go over 7 key moments from America's founding you should always remember.

Here are 5 things that happened during America's founding period that didn't get a full episode, but I still want you to know about!

How did Washington, D.C. become our capitol? We hear all about it with an expert from the United States Capitol Historical Society!

Once the Constitution had been ratified, it was time to America to choose its first president. We're joined by Dr. Colleen Shogan – the Archivist of the United States –to hear all about how George Washington was chosen and inaugurated.

We've learned an awful lot about the Constitution! In this episode, we're joined by Constitutional expert Clark Neily who breaks it down into the key themes and what we absolutely need to keep in mind.

The final two amendments in the Bill of Rights are all about who has the power – the people and the states. Here's how it all works.

Amendments 5-8 are all about protecting the rights of someone who has been accused of a crime. That's almost half of the whole Bill of Rights! So, why did our founders care so much? Let's find out.