Ep. 316 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Matthew Skic | The Declaration's Journey: 250 Years of America's Founding Document
It's no secret, we at Constituting America are big fans of the Declaration of Independence. What Thomas Jefferson so eloquently wrote quite literally changed the world. But have you stopped to think...
28 Aug 51min
Ep. 315 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Christopher Burkett | Breathing Life into the Law: How the People Ratified the Constitution
"Consent of the governed." It's such a powerful phrase in our Declaration of Independence and truly speaks to the heart of the American Experiment. But what does consent mean? To dive into this not...
21 Aug 57min
Ep. 314 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Luke Hopely | The History of Independence Hall
If we were to recognize one physical location as the birthplace of our great nation, it would undoubtedly be Independence Hall in Philadelphia, PA. Originally serving as the Pennsylvania State House,...
14 Aug 57min
Ep. 313 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Gary Porter | America 250: The Signing of the Declaration of Independence August 2, 1776
We all know the Fourth of July is when we adopted the Declaration of Independence to formally sever ties with the British Crown. But the physical act of signing the Declaration, and thus affixing the...
7 Aug 56min
Ep. 312 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Gary Porter | America 250: Going Viral in 1776—How the Press Spread Independence
In an era of instant global communication, it is hard to fathom a time when it took it took months to communication across the Atlantic or weeks to send letters across the colonies. But that's the wo...
31 Jul 55min
Ep. 311 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Admiral Peter Cressy, USN, Retired | America 250: Washington's Stand Against the British Fleet in New York
Signing the Declaration of Independence was just the beginning. We then had to go out and confront the British and earn our independence. The first major battle of the American Revolution after sign...
23 Jul 54min
Ep. 310 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Jay Cost | America 250: Drafting the Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation were the original set of laws established to govern the colonies after the Declaration of Independence, and were in effect from 1781 to 1789 when the United States Const...
16 Jul 56min
Ep. 309 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Jonathan Den Hartog | America 250: From Declaration to Destiny - The Days After Declaring Independence
Signing the Declaration of Independence was just the beginning. Now the colonists and Founding Fathers had to get the word out that it had been signed and gain public support for independence. Our gu...
10 Jul 57min
