Episode 018: Pontiac's War
By 1763, France has left Canada after losing the the French and Indian war. British soldiers and colonists continue to occupy land west of the Allegheny mountains in violation of promises. To save mon...
12 Nov 201721min
Episode 017: Parsons Cause, Bishops, and Trade
As the Seven Years War comes to an end, Britain and her colonies begin bickering over issues unrelated to the war. In Virginia, a new lawyer named Patrick Henry convinces a jury not to pay ministers t...
5 Nov 201722min
Episode 016: Treaty of Paris & Wilkes Affair
The French try for one last land claim in North America at the Battle of Signal Hill. Following the end of combat, the British army in America shrinks, removing men and money from the colonies. Britai...
29 Okt 201720min
Episode 015: Cherokee Uprising, Fighting in West Indies & Spain joins the War.
The Cherokee go to war against the settlers in the Carolinas who are encroaching on their land. Britain captures French colonies in the West Indies (what we today call the Caribbean). Newcastle and Pi...
22 Okt 201720min
Episode 014: Canada Becomes British & Britain Gets King George III
The British Army in America captures the final concentration of French forces at Montreal in 1760. This effectively ends major combat operations in North America. With the death of his grandfather, 22...
15 Okt 201719min
Episode 013: The Battle of Quebec
British Gen. Wolfe defeats French Gen. Montcalm on the Plains of Abraham in 1759. The British capture the key city of Quebec. For more text, pictures, maps, and sources, please visit my site at AmRev...
8 Okt 201720min
Episode 012: The Fall of Forts Duquesne, Niagara, and Carillon
After convincing most Indians to abandon the French in the Ohio Valley, the British take Fort Duquesne at the end of 1758. Gen. Amherst takes command of British forces for the 1759 fighting season, ca...
1 Okt 201719min
Episode 011: Louisbourg, Frontenac, & Treaty of Easton
Gen. Amherst captures Louisbourg in Britain's first major victory of the French and Indian War. The British follow up with a successful raid on Fort Frontenac. In Pennsylvania, the British sign the Tr...
24 Sep 201721min
