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Washington Takes Command
The Continental Congress gives command of the new Continental Army to George Washington. When he arrives in Cambridge Massachusetts on July 2, 1775,…
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Bunker Hill, with HUB History
Jake Sconyers of the HUB History Podcast (a history of Boston) interviews Michael Troy about the battle of Bunker Hill.
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Bunker Hill: June 17, 1775
June 17, 1775: The Provincials occupy Bunker and Breeds Hills on the Charlestown Peninsula. The British struggle to take the Hill, leading to their …
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Creating the Continental Army
The Second Continental Congress began meeting nearly a month after Lexington and Concord. Delegates debated what to do next before finally voting to…
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Federalist Papers and New York
Episode 356
New Yorkers greatly oppose the Constitution. Governor Clinton does not even begin the convention until June 1788. After convention delegates receiv…
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Battle of Machias
The British try to convince locals in the small town of Machias, in modern-day Maine, to provide lumber to the besieged army and navy in Boston. Ins…
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Virginia Ratification, 1788
Episode 355
Virginia becomes the tenth state to ratify the Constitution in the summer of 1788. Former Governor Patrick Henry George Mason led the opposition, wh…
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British leave NY and VA
During the first week of June, patriots seize weapons from British regulars as they leave NY. In Virginia, they force the Royal Governor to seek ref…
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Ratification Spring
Episode 354
In the spring of 1788, New Orleans was destroyed by fire. Maryland, South Carolina and New Hampshire ratify the Constitution. Maryland supports it …
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First Declaration of Independence
May 31, 1775: The people of Mecklenburg, North Carolina declare their independence from Britain.
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