112 The Tea Crisis of 1773 (Doing History Revolution)
On December 16, 1773, the colonists of Boston threw 342 chests of English East India Company tea into Boston Harbor, an act we remember as the “Boston Tea Party.” Have you ever wondered what drove th...
13 Des 201647min
111 India in the Making of Britain and America, 1700-1830
Neither colonial North America nor the United States developed apart from the rest of the world. Since their founding, both the colonies and the United States have participated in the politics, econom...
6 Des 201652min
110 How Genealogists Research (Doing History)
History tells us who we are and how we came to be who we are. Like history, genealogy studies people. It’s a field of study that can tell us who we are in a more exact sense by showing us how our anc...
29 Nov 201646min
109 The American Enlightenment & Cadwallader Colden
We’ve heard that the American Revolution took place during a period called “the Enlightenment.” But what was the Enlightenment? Was it an intellectual movement? A social movement? A scientific moveme...
22 Nov 201655min
108 The Many Captivities of Esther Wheelwright
Colonial America comprised many different cultural and political worlds. Most colonial Americans inhabited just one world, but today, we’re going to explore the life of a woman who lived in THREE colo...
15 Nov 201650min
107 Madison's Hand: Revising the Constitutional Convention
When politicians, lawyers, and historians discuss the Constitutional Convention of 1787, they often rely on two sources: The promotional tracts collectively known as the Federalist Papers and James Ma...
8 Nov 201652min
106 The World of John Singleton Copley
What can the life of an artist reveal about the American Revolution and how most American men and women experienced it? Today, we explore the life and times of John Singleton Copley with Jane Kamensk...
1 Nov 201652min
105 How Historians Publish History (Doing History)
What do historians do with their research once they finish writing about it? How do historians publish the books and articles we love to read? This episode of our “Doing History: How Historians Work...
25 Okt 201656min
