014  West of the Revolution: An Uncommon History of 1776

014 West of the Revolution: An Uncommon History of 1776

Did you know that Russian activities in North America caused the Spanish to colonize California? When we think of North America in 1776, our minds take us to the Atlantic seaboard where inhabitants in thirteen colonies fought Great Britain for independence. However, as the American Revolution and its War for Independence raged, events occurred elsewhere in North America that would have important implications for the development of the later United States. Claudio Saunt, the Richard B. Russell Professor of History at the University of Georgia and author of West of the Revolution: An Uncommon History of 1776, joins us to explore events that took place west of the American Revolution. Show Notes: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/014 Helpful Show Links Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page Join the Ben Franklin's World Community Sign-up for the Franklin Gazette Newsletter Ben Franklin's World iOS App Ben Franklin's World Android App *Books purchased through this link will help support the production of Ben Franklin's World. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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094  Founding Friendships

094 Founding Friendships

Who are you friends with? Why are you friends with your friends? In the early American republic, men and women formed and maintained friendships for many of the same reasons we make friends today: c...

9 Aug 201644min

093 Harvard University & Colonial North America

093 Harvard University & Colonial North America

What can the collections of the Harvard University Libraries teach us about our early American past? It turns out, quite a lot. Taylor Stoermer, a Visiting Fellow at the Harvard Graduate School of A...

2 Aug 201645min

092 How to Research History Online (Doing History)

092 How to Research History Online (Doing History)

How do historians conduct research online? This is your second-most asked question after how did everyday people live their day-to-day lives in early America. As the “Doing History” series explores h...

26 Jul 201655min

091 Rumors, Legends, & Hoaxes in Early America

091 Rumors, Legends, & Hoaxes in Early America

Did you know that George Washington’s favorite drink was whiskey? Actually, it wasn’t. Washington preferred Madeira, a fortified Portuguese wine from the island of Madeira. Why the false start to to...

19 Jul 201643min

090 Age of American Revolutions

090 Age of American Revolutions

The American Revolution inspired revolutions in France, the Caribbean, and in Latin and South America between the late 18th and mid-19th centuries. Naturally, Spanish and Portuguese American revoluti...

12 Jul 201646min

089 Slavery & Freedom in Early Maryland

089 Slavery & Freedom in Early Maryland

How do you uncover the life of a slave who left no paper trail? What can her everyday life tell us about slavery, how it was practiced, and how some slaves made the transition from slavery to freedom...

5 Jul 201650min

088 The History of History Writing (Doing History)

088 The History of History Writing (Doing History)

Historians rely on secondary historical sources almost as much as they rely on primary historical sources. But what are secondary historical sources and how do they help historians know what they kno...

28 Jun 201650min

087 Shays' Rebellion

087 Shays' Rebellion

After achieving independence from Great Britain, the new United States and its member states had to pay war debts. As the national government lacked the power to tax its citizens, the problem of payin...

21 Jun 201645min

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