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169 The Religious Life of Benjamin Franklin
Episode 169
We remember Benjamin Franklin as an accomplished printer, scientist, and statesman. Someone who came from humble beginnings and made his own…
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168 Wild By Nature: Colonists and Animals in North America
Episode 168
When we study the history of colonial North America, we tend to focus on European colonists and their rivalries with each other and with Nat…
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167 The Early History of New Orleans
Episode 167
The French established New Orleans and the greater colony of Louisiana in 1717. By 1840, New Orleans had become the 3rd largest city in the …
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166 Freedom and the American Revolution (Doing History)
Episode 166
The Declaration of Independence described “all men” as “created equal” when its authors knew they were not. So was the revolutionary idea of…
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165 The Age of Revolutions (Doing History)
Episode 165
Between 1763 and 1848, revolutions took place in North America, South America, the Caribbean, Africa, and Europe. But why is it that we only…
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164 The American Revolution in the Age of Revolutions (Doing History)
Episode 164
The American Revolution took place within a larger period known today as the “Age of Revolutions.”
What does the Revolution look like when w…
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163 The American Revolution in North America (Doing History)
Episode 163
When we think about North America during the American Revolution, most of our brains show us images of eastern Canada and the thirteen Briti…
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162 Dunmore's New World: The Revolution and the British Empire (Doing History)
Episode 162
What did British imperial officials in London and their North America-based representatives make of the American Revolution?
In this episode…
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161 Smuggling and the American Revolution (Doing History)
Episode 161
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 Americ…
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160 The Politics of Tea (Doing History)
Episode 160
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 e…
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