Join or Die: How Franklin's Pro-British Snake Became a Rebel Symbol
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Benjamin Franklin's famous severed snake cartoon is remembered as a symbol of resistance to Brit...
3 Okt 21min
Israel Putnam: The Wolf-Slaying Farmer Who Became a Revolutionary General
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In 1743, a 25-year-old Connecticut farmer tied a rope around his ankles and crawled into a wolf ...
3 Okt 23min
The Waxhaws Massacre: How Tarleton Won a Battle and Lost the Story
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!On May 29, 1780, in the Waxhaws region of South Carolina, British commander Tarleton caught up w...
3 Okt 22min
The Townshend Acts: The Bureaucratic Loophole That Led to Revolution
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!On March 5, 1770, Parliament moved to repeal most of the Townshend duties at the very moment Bri...
3 Okt 22min
The Three-Fifths Compromise: How a Fraction Rigged American Power
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!A dry mathematical ratio became one of the most consequential decisions in American history. Thi...
3 Okt 24min
The Stamp Act of 1765: How a Tax on Paper Sparked a Revolution
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In August 1765, a Boston mob led by shoemaker Ebenezer McIntosh tore apart the mansion of Lieute...
3 Okt 26min
The Quasi-War With France: America's Forgotten Undeclared Naval War
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Just years after France helped win American independence, the two allies were fighting an undecl...
3 Okt 23min
The Olive Branch Petition: The Failed Peace Offer That Sparked Independence
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In July 1775, the Second Continental Congress begged King George III for peace just a week after...
3 Okt 16min
