163 The American Revolution in North America
When we think about North America during the American Revolution, most of our brains show us images of eastern Canada and the thirteen British American colonies that waged a revolution and war for ind...
5 Dec 20171h 4min
162 Dunmore's New World: The Revolution and the British Empire
What did British imperial officials in London and their North America-based representatives make of the American Revolution? In this episode, we explore the American Revolution through the eyes of Joh...
28 Nov 201747min
161 Smuggling and the American Revolution
At the end of the French and Indian, or Seven Years’ War in 1763, Great Britain claimed that smuggling was a BIG problem in its North American colonies and cracked down on the practice. But just how B...
21 Nov 20171h 21min
160 The Politics of Tea
How did early Americans go from hosting social tea parties to hosting protests like the Boston Tea Party? Tea played a central role in the economic, cultural, and political lives of early Americans. A...
14 Nov 20171h 31min
159 The Revolutionary Economy
How much merit do the economic factors behind the cry “No Taxation Without Representation” have when we consider the origins of the American Revolution? In this episode of the Doing History: To the Re...
7 Nov 201750min
158 The Revolutionaries' Army
Between 1775 and 1783, an estimated 230,000 men served in the Continental Army with another approximately 145,000 men serving in state militia units. Who were the men who served in these military rank...
31 Okt 20171h 45min
157 The Revolution's African American Soldiers (Doing History Rev)
Between 1775 and 1783, an estimated 230,000 men served in the Continental Army with another approximately 145,000 men serving in state militia units. But who were the men who served in these military ...
24 Okt 201753min
156 Power of the Press in the American Revolution (Doing History Rev)
How did Americans find out about the Revolution? What effect did printed materials like newspapers, pamphlets, and books have on shaping the debate about independence? And just how big of a role did T...
17 Okt 20171h 22min
