US History Repeated

How did James Madison’s views on federal power change once he had to lead the government he helped design? We pick up our America 250 conversation with Dr. Katie Crawford-Lackey of the Montpelier Foundation and get to know James and Dolley Madison along the way.

What you’ll learn

• How Madison’s thinking about the federal government evolved.

Notes and links

• James Madison and the U.S. Constitution, Part 1

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How did James Madison help shape the U.S. Constitution, and why was ratifying it such a fight? Jeananne and Dr. Katie Crawford-Lackey of the Montpelier Foundation dig into Madison’s early life, the competing ideas behind the Constitution, and the compromises it took to move forward.

What you’ll learn

• Madison’s role in creating the U.S. Constitution.

Notes and links

• James Madison and the U.S. Constitution, Part 2

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What did John Adams do to build support for the American Revolution beyond Massachusetts? Jeananne talks with Dr. Kurt Graham of the Adams Presidential Center about the man who became America’s second president and the work he did before taking office.

What you’ll learn

• John Adams’s background and his role in the Revolution.

Notes and links

• Home - Adams Presidential Center

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How did George Washington go from Revolutionary War general to America’s first president? Jeananne talks with Lindsay Chervinsky about Washington’s public life, from military leadership to statesmanship and the presidency.

What you’ll learn

• Washington’s role as a general in the American Revolution.

Notes and links

• About — Lindsay M. Chervinsky

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What do Revolutionary War espionage, George Washington’s farewell to his officers, and early federal offices have in common? Fraunces Tavern in New York City. Jeananne talks with Melissa Lauer of Fraunces Tavern Museum about what happened there and what visitors can explore today.

What you’ll learn

• Why the tavern figures in stories of British occupation and wartime intelligence.

Notes and links

• https://www.frauncestavernmuseum.org/admissions

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How did the Culper Ring help George Washington gather intelligence during the American Revolution? Jeananne talks with author Dr. Randy Overbeck about Washington’s spy network and how much its work may have mattered to the American cause. Take a listen and judge for yourself.

What you’ll learn

• The Culper Ring’s role in Revolutionary War espionage.

Notes and links

• Randy Overbeck’s author website

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Meet the man behind the signature in this US History Quickie. We look at who John Hancock was, how he rose to prominence, and how he ended up signing one of the greatest breakup letters of all time, the Declaration of Independence.

What you’ll learn

• Who John Hancock was and how he came to prominence.

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What was life like for women during the American Revolution? We talk with Anna Danziger-Halperin and Tessa Bangs of The New York Historical about its Revolutionary Women exhibition and how much women’s experiences depended on social status, ethnicity, and where they lived.

What you’ll learn

• How women’s experiences varied across the Revolutionary War era.

Notes and links

• Revolutionary Women | The New York Historical

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Why did Benedict Arnold defect to the British after serving as one of George Washington’s trusted generals? We talk with Stephen Brumwell, author of Turncoat: Benedict Arnold and the Crisis of American Liberty, about the people and decisions behind the betrayal.

What you’ll learn

• Arnold’s role on the American side before his defection.

Notes and links

• Amazon.com: Turncoat: Benedict Arnold and the Crisis of American Liberty: 9780300210996: Brumwell, Stephen: Books

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What can a museum visit tell us about the American Revolution? Jeananne talks with Michael Hensinger of Philadelphia’s Museum of the American Revolution about how exhibits, artifacts, and storytelling help us understand the Revolution’s origins and legacy.

What you’ll learn

• How the museum uses artifacts and exhibits to tell the story of the Revolution.

Notes and links

• Museum of the American Revolution

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