Patriot Lessons: American History and Civics (Constitution, Declaration of Independence, etc.)

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Patriot Lessons: American History and Civics (Constitution, Declaration of Independence, etc.) episodes

June 05, 2021 Free & Independent States - the Declaration of Independence
Learn how the Second Continental Congress called upon the Supreme Judge of the World to support its actions. Understand how colonies and local governments had already declared independence before July 4th, how colonies addressed the issue of independence at Congress, and how Congress moved forward with Richard Henry Lee's resolution for independence. Explore how the colonies declared that they were no longer bound to the English Empire but were free and independent States, and the practical and legal effects of the Declaration of Independence.
56 min
May 23, 2021 Signers of the Declaration of Independence - Part 1
56 brave men signed the Declaration of Independence. Not all voted for it, and not all who voted for it signed it. Each of the signers was remarkable in his own way. This episode explores the lives of 14 of the signers: John Hancock, Button Gwinett, Lyman Hall, George Walton, William Hooper, Joseph Hewes, John Penn, Edward Rutledge, Thomas Hayward Jr, Thomas Lynch Jr, Arthur Middleton, Samuel Chase, William Paca, and Thomas Stone. Also learn how and why the first sentence of the Declaration was changed after July 4th, and how it was printed and signed. Also check out PatriotWeek.org, Judge Warren’s book at www.PatriotWeek.org, and Patriot Week’s YouTube Channel.
1 hr 21 min
May 09, 2021 Lives, Fortunes, & Sacred Honor - The pledge of the signers of the Declaration of Independence
Learn what the signers of the Declaration of Independence meant in the last sentence of the document: "And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm Reliance on the Protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor." Discover the meaning of Divine Providence - that the very hand of God intervened in human affairs. Uncover that pledging one's life and fortune was deadly serious in light of the harsh penalties for treason - including disembowelment and forfeiture of all property to the Crown. Explore the true meaning of "sacred Honor" - and why it was so important to the Founding Fathers to preserve it above all else.
Also check out PatriotWeek.org, Judge Warren's book at www.AmericasSurvivalGuide.com, and the Save our Republic! video series on Patriot Week's YouTube Channel.
44 min
April 11, 2021 Lexington & Concord - the Shot Heard 'Round the World - April 19, 1775
Learn the real story of Lexington & Concord on April 19, 1775 and the Shot Heard 'Round the World - which changed America and the world forever. Follow the Patriots and the British during the lead up to Lexington and Concord, and experience the battles first hand. Explore what really happened on Paul Revere's ride, and discover the unsung heroes Dr. Joseph Warren, William Dawes, and others.
For more, visit the Patriot Week Foundation at www.PatriotWeek.org and Judge Michael Warren’s book, America's Survival Guide, How to Stop America's Impending Suicide by Reclaiming Our First Principles and History at www.AmericasSurvivalGuide.com.
48 min
March 28, 2021 Petitions Rejected - A Tyrant Revealed and the People of Great Britain Exposed as Enemies
In light of the Declaration of Independence's list of 27 grievances, witness how the colonists repeatedly petitioned the the King and Parliament to address these grievances, and how the King repeatedly ignored them. Discover how this stubborn refusal to address the petitions revealed the true character of the King - he was a tyrant! And the Parliament was fully supporting him. In addition, explore how Congress directly petitioned the people of Great Britain and how they too repeatedly dismissed the concerns of the colonists. The intransigence of the King, Parliament, and English people meant the colonists had no recourse - it was time for revolution.
Also check out PatriotWeek.org, Judge Warren’s book at www.AmericasSurvivalGuide.com, and the Save Our Republic! daily video series on Patriot Week's YouTube channel.
57 min
March 14, 2021 Slaves Revolts! American Indians, Convicts, & indentured Servants, plus Impressment
Learn about the penultimate grievance of the Declaration of Independence which involves condemning the impressment of colonial sailors and others into service in the Royal Navy - often a death sentence due to brutal conditions. Understand how this turned Americans into slaves to the Empire and often required them fight their own people. Explore the last grievance of the Declaration of Independence which calls out the British Empire's attempt to turn slaves, convicts, indentured servants, and American Indians against the colonists. Discover how these fifth column threats backfired - instead of cowering the colonists into submission, it turned the colonists solidly against the Empire - and it also failed to rally any material support in England's attempt to crush the colonies.

Also check out the upcoming Patrick Henry Dinner at PatriotWeek.org, Judge Warren’s book at www.AmericasSurvivalGuide.com, and the Save Our Republic! daily video series on Patriot Week's YouTube channel and PatriotWeek.org.
1 hr 4 min
March 14, 2021 War! Plundering Seas, Burning Towns, & Hessian Mercenaries
Continuing our exploration of the grievances of the Declaration of Independence, the King declares the colonists outside of his protection and declares war on America. Learn how the King unleashed the British navy to plunder the seas, ravage our coasts, burn our turns and destroy the lives of our people. Explore how he hired Hessians and other foreign mercenaries to brutally crush the Americans. Produced by Patriot Week - visit PatriotWeek.org. Also check out the upcoming Patrick Henry Dinner at PatriotWeek.org, Judge Warren’s book at www.AmericasSurvivalGuide.com, and the Save Our Republic! daily video series on Patriot Week's YouTube channel and PatriotWeek.org.
45 min
February 14, 2021 Revoking Charters, Suspending Legislatures & Declaring Parliament Supreme
Learn how the British Empire's crackdown on the colonists included passing the Massachusetts Government Act of 1774, which revoked the long standing Massachusetts Charter. The act eliminated representative government in Massachusetts and installed a military commander (General Gage) as a near dictator answerable only to King George III. Explore how the other colonial legislative assemblies were suspended, crushing the republican form of government. Discover how the Declaratory Act of 1766 declared that the English Parliament could impose its will on all of the colonies "in all cases whatsoever," which in essence rendered the People of the colonies the slaves of an unaccountable empire 3000 miles away.
Produced by Patriot Week - visit PatriotWeek.org. Also check out the upcoming Patrick Henry Dinner at PatriotWeek.org, Judge Warren’s book at www.AmericasSurvivalGuide.com, and the Save Our Republic! daily video series on Patriot Week's YouTube channel and PatriotWeek.org.
49 min
February 05, 2021 Time for Revolution - When a Long Train of Abuses Invariably Evinces a Design of Absolute Despotism
The Founders believed that Prudence would prevent revolutions so long as evils were sufferable - until the government engaged in a long train of abuses and usurpations revealing a plan to impose absolute despotism on the people. Explore these key long neglected phrases of Declaration of Independence introducing the grievances justifying the American Revolution. Plus the Rolling Stones, Devil Woman, the Lord of the Rings and Dana Carvey! Produced by Patriot Week - visit PatriotWeek.org. Also check out the upcoming Patrick Henry Dinner at PatriotWeek.org and Judge Warren’s book at www.AmericasSurvivalGuide.com. (Remastered)
53 min
January 31, 2021 Juries suppressed, defendants shipped overseas, and the Canadian threat!
The Declaration of Independence’s list of grievances includes the suppression of the right to a jury trial. Learn how the jury right gradually arose and developed over the centuries in England, and how it became a keystone to justice and liberty. Highlights include the trials of Quaker leader and founder of Pennsylvania William Penn in England and printer John Peter Zenger in New York. Learn how Patrick Henry's appeal to the jury in the Parsons Cause solidified the jury in American lore and launched Henry’s career. Discover how England's oppression of the colonies consistently deprived the colonists of the right to a jury and why suppressing it is a key threat to unalienable rights.
The grievances also include shipping criminal defendants overseas to face hostile trials. With the expansion of the Vice Admiralty Courts and similar mechanisms, criminals defendants were uprooted from their communities and shipped to face justice before tribunals ready to convict. Understand how that too threatened justice and unalienable rights.
Discover how the Quebec Act governing Canada abolished representative government, the common law of England, and jury trials. Explore why the Quebec Act was considered a betrayal of the colonists and perceived to be a tremendous threat to the the First Principles of the rule of law, unalienable rights, limited government, and the Social Compact. The Intolerable Acts continue their rampage against the American colonies and trampling of American rights.
Continue our deep dive of the American Revolution & the Declaration of Independence and its grievances. Further your learning about the First Principles of the rule of law, unalienable rights, limited government, the Social Compact, equality, and the right to alter or abolish oppressive government. Produced by Patriot Week - visit PatriotWeek.org, Judge Warren’s book at www.AmericasSurvivalGuide.com, and the new daily video series, Save Our Republic! at Patriot Week’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdq2k1-j0xlV2VIp8MRLmOg?user=patriotweek#g/u
Also check out the upcoming Patrick Henry Awards at PatriotWeek.org featuring ABC's Bob Woodruff, a re-enactment of Patrick Henry's Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death! speech, an Abigail Adams re-enactor, and more!
1 hr 11 min

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Learn about American History, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, & American holidays. Gain insights about our Founding First Principles (the rule of law, unalienable rights, the…