The Political History of the United States

By Allen Ayers

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4.19 The Hutchinson Letters...

09.17.2023

The Boston radicals are about to learn that their Governor, Thomas Hutchinson, has been busy writing. Join us on social media! Threads: https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/

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09.17.2023 4.19 The Hutchinson Letters Crisis The Boston radicals are about to learn that their Governor, Thomas Hutchinson, has been busy writing. Join us on social media! Threads: https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/
09.03.2023 4.18 The Pause in Politics Following the trials of the Boston massacre there was a noticable pause in the biggest actions of the colonial radicals. That doesn't, however, mean that nothing was happening. Join us on social media! Threads: https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: ...
08.20.2023 4.17 Trial and Aftermath In the wake of the Boston massacre the colonists found themselves needing to plot a path forward on how to respond. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/
08.06.2023 4.16 The Boston Massacre Events reach a head on the night of March 5, 1770. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/
07.23.2023 4.15 1769 The colonies find themselves facing both internal and external threats as everybody adjusts to non-importation. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/
07.09.2023 4.14 The Liberty Riots Violence once again grips Boston following the seizure of the Liberty. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/
06.25.2023 4.13 The Circular Letter James Otis Jr. and Samual Adams pen a letter that is about to help further unite the colonies and will enrage the British. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/
06.11.2023 4.12 Letters from a Pennsylvania Farmer John Dickinson helps wake everybody back up to the growing crisis. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/
05.28.2023 4.11 The Townshend Acts Right when it looks like things might calm down, the British get everybody riled up once again. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/
05.14.2023 4.10 Internal Divisions As the colonies basked in their victory with the Stamp Act, deep divisions began to appear. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/
04.30.2023 4.9 The Legacy of 1765 If the Stamp Act stands as an inflection point in our story, we need to spend some time looking at just why that is. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/
04.16.2023 4.8 The Stamp Act Congress Delegates from the colonies meet in New York to jointly issue a statement on the Stamp Act. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/
04.02.2023 4.7 The Stamp Act Riots As news of the Stamp Act settles in, the Summer of 1765 explodes with violence. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/
03.19.2023 4.6 The Stamp Act London, desperate to raise revnue, places a tax on all documents in North America. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/
03.06.2023 4.5 A Spoon Full of Sugar The British introduce a new set of regulations on sugar, something which the colonists are going to have a lot of thougts about. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/
02.20.2023 4.4 A Changing Colonial Outlook The British policy towards the colonies begins to change as the empire becomes increasingly desperate to raise revenue to deal with a debt crisis. This begins setting up the conditions for the looming imperial crisis. Join us on social media! ...
02.06.2023 4.3 The End of Pontiac’s Rebellion Pontiac's Rebellion begins to wrap up in 1764. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/
01.23.2023 4.2 Pontiac’s Rebellion A Indian rebellion lead by Pontiac throws the entire North American frontier into turmoil. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/
01.09.2023 4.1 Dangerous Frontiers Not everybody celebrated the end of the French and Indian War. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/
12.25.2022 3.45 Questions and Answers You've got questions. I've got answers. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/
12.12.2022 3.44 A Retrospective Review of the Colonial Era A review of everything we have talked about thus far, as we try and make sense of it all. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/
11.28.2022 3.43 Season in Review Part 2 The second part of our season in review. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/
11.13.2022 3.42 Season 3 in Review; Part 1 The first part of our season 3 review. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/
10.31.2022 3.41 An Empire Stretched Thin The Seven Years' War reaches its conclusion. If you would like to submit an episode for our upcoming Q&A episode, please email me at [email protected]. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/
10.17.2022 3.40 The Collapse of Canada The British and French face off in a battle over Montreal for nothing less than the survival of French Canada. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/
10.03.2022 3.39 The Plains of Abraham The British are in desperate need of an open field battle... And that is exactly what they are going to get. If you would like to submit an episode for our upcoming Q&A episode, please email me at [email protected]. Join ...
09.18.2022 3.38 Quebec After years of Quebec being the primary target, the British are finally ready to make their move. If you would like to submit an episode for our upcoming Q&A episode, please email me at [email protected]. Join us on social media! ...
09.05.2022 3.37 Niagara and Crown Point The British go on the offense with their sights on Niagara and Crown Point. If you would like to submit a question for our upcoming Q&A episode, please email me at [email protected]. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: ...
08.22.2022 3.36 Peace in the Ohio After years of warfare, peace finally comes to the Ohio. If you would like to submit an episode for our upcoming Q&A episode, please email me at [email protected]. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: ...
08.08.2022 3.35 Return to the Southern Theater We return to the Southern theater of the war and explore what has been going on since we last left with Braddock all those years ago. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: ...
07.25.2022 3.34 A Turning of the Tides The British finally turn their luck around. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/
07.11.2022 3.33 The Battle of Fort Carillon The more things change the more they stay the same. This week the British start a new phase in the war that is going to start off by looking a whole lot like the last phase of the war. Join ...
06.27.2022 3.32 Resetting the War Effort William Pitt gains power and decides to attempt a reboot of the war effort in America. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/
06.13.2022 3.31 The Disaster at Fort William Henry Loudoun heads to Louisburg as Fort William Henry comes under attack. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/
05.30.2022 3.30 A European War Both the British and the French bring in new commanders in North America. Meanwhile, in Europe, a full-scale conflict will erupt. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/
05.16.2022 3.29 After Braddock Braddock was just one prong of a four-pronged attack. This week we check-in and see how the other three fared. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/
05.02.2022 3.28 Braddock’s March The British set off on an ill-fated march. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/
04.18.2022 3.27 Fort Necessity and the Albany Congress George Washington takes his first steps on the world stage... And causes an international incident. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/
04.04.2022 3.26 Enter George Washington George Washington takes his first step onto the world stage. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/
03.21.2022 3.25 The Ohio Country During the late 1740s and into the 1750s everybody began turning their attention to the Ohio Country. Today we explore just why that was. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/
03.07.2022 3.24 The Six Nations of the Iroquois This week we discuss the Iroquois Confederacy. Wedged in between the British and the French this group found itself being courted by both groups, thus placing them into a dangerous game between the two powers. Join us on social media! ...
02.21.2022 3.23 The War of Austrian Succession The colonists indulge in their favorite pastime. It is time to invade Canada. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/
02.07.2022 3.22 The War of Jenkins’ Ear The British and the Spanish face off in a war that will seem oddly reminiscent of Queen Anne's War. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/
01.24.2022 3.21 The Colonial Economy As the policy of salutary neglect was ushered in the colonies experienced dramatic growth and diversification of their economies. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/
01.10.2022 3.20 Science and Societies We once again join Benjamin Franklin as we tour the emergence of the sciences and civic organizations in the colonies. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/
12.27.2021 3.19 The Colonial Press This week Benjamin Franklin takes us on a tour of the emerging and often contentious world of the colonial press. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/
12.13.2021 3.18 The Great Awakening As a distinct American culture would appear during the 18th century, religion would also change. This cumulates in the 1740s with the Great Awakening. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/
11.29.2021 3.17 The 1741 New York Slave Conspiracy In 1741 a slave conspiracy gripped New York. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/
11.15.2021 3.16 Slave Rebellions Harsh slave codes, which were intended to keep the slave populations at bay, often produced the opposite effect. This week we look at what happened when slaves decided that the time was right to rise up against the owners. Join ...
11.01.2021 3.15 Slave Codes Beginning in the 1660s, slave codes would come to codify life for African slaves. This week we discuss what those codes were and how they came to be. We will also look at the role of racism in the prevention ...

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