Bonus: The Plimoth Patuxet and Tomaquag Museums
This episode is a companion episode to the 2-episode World of the Wampanoag series. This bonus episode allows us to speak with two guests from the World of the Wampanoag series: Jade Luiz, Curator of...
18 Des 20209min
291 The World of the Wampanoag, Part 2: 1620 and Beyond
Before New England was New England, it was the Dawnland. A region that remains the homeland of numerous Native American peoples, including the Wampanoag. When the English colonists arrived at Patuxe...
15 Des 202053min
290 The World of the Wampanoag, Part 1: Before 1620
Before New England was New England, it was the Dawnland. A region that remains the homeland of numerous Native American peoples, including the Wampanoag. Over the next two episodes, we’ll explore the...
8 Des 202046min
289 Maroonage in the Great Dismal Swamp
The name “Great Dismal Swamp” doesn’t evoke an image of a pleasant or beautiful place, and yet, it was an important place that offered land speculators the chance to profit and enslaved men and women ...
24 Nov 20201h 3min
288 Smugglers & Patriots in the 18th-Century Atlantic
In what ways did the Atlantic World contribute to the American Revolution? Empire, slavery, and constant warfare interacted with each other in the Atlantic World. Which brings us to our question: In w...
10 Nov 20201h 3min
Bonus. Listener Q&A: The Early History of the United States Congress
This special bonus episode previews the Ben Franklin's World Subscription program and its monthly bonus episode for program subscribers. In this bonus episode, Historian of the United States House of...
30 Okt 202019min
287 Elections in Early America: Presidential Elections & the Electoral College
For four months during the summer of 1787, delegates from the thirteen states met in Philadelphia to craft a revised Constitution that would define the government of the United States. It took them ne...
27 Okt 20201h 1min
