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ARP397 The End of Washington's Presidency
Aug 16, 2026 · 33 min
George Washington gives his last State of the Union address, then completes his final months in office frustrated with an increasingly divided Congress and nation. Podcast Tour! We want your input on an American Revolution Podcast Tour planned for 2027. Please give your opinion about what this tour should look like (no commitment and should only take a few minutes). https://survey.chasehistorytours.com/revolution This episode's, blog entry, at blog.AmRevP…
Rev250-108 Peace Discussions
Aug 13, 2026 · 8 min
As the British Army and Navy assembled in New York Harbor over July and August, 1776, Admiral Richard Howe reached out to his friend Benjamin Franklin to see if they could put an end to this conflict without further violence. Franklin made clear in his response that the US was independent of Britain, and that unless Britain accepted that fact, there would be war. For more context, check out Episode 101 of the American Revolution Podcast. https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2019/06/episode-101-british-…
ARP396 Election of 1796
Ep 396 · Aug 9, 2026 · 32 min
In 1796, Adams beats Jefferson in the presidential race, but shenanigans among the electors prevents Adams' running mate, Thomas Pinckney from beating Jefferson, meaning that Jefferson becomes Adams' Vice President. Podcast Tour! We want your input on an American Revolution Podcast Tour planned for 2027. Please give your opinion about what this tour should look like (no commitment and should only take a few minutes). https://survey.chasehistorytours.com/revolution This episode's, blog ent…
395b Washington's Farewell Address (full text)
Aug 7, 2026 · 42 min
On December 19, 1796 President Washington released his farewell address. This is a recording of the full text of Washington's address. For more context, listen to Episode 395 of the American Revolution Podcast. https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2026/08/arp395-washingtons-farewell-address.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rev250-107 Debating Escape from New York
Aug 4, 2026 · 5 min
By the beginning of August, 1776, most of the British fleet was in New York Harbor. The British Army was sitting on Statin Island, awaiting an attack. The Continental Army debated burning New York city and withdrawing without a fight. For more context, check out Episode 101 of the American Revolution Podcast. https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2019/06/episode-101-british-land-at-staten.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ARP395 Washington's Farewell Address
Ep 395 · Aug 2, 2026 · 32 min
Washington waits until just before the 1796 presidential elections to announce that he will not run for a third term. His address received mixed reviews but has been remembered by history. Podcast Tour! We want your input on an American Revolution Podcast Tour planned for 2027. Please give your opinion about what this tour should look like (no commitment and should only take a few minutes). https://survey.chasehistorytours.com/revolution This episode's, blog entry, at …
Rev250-106 Signing the Declaration
Jul 30, 2026 · 7 min
On August 2, 1776, nearly a month after approving it, and after thousands of other copies were distributed around the country, delegates to the Continental Congress signed what we consider today to be the "original" Declaration of Independence. For more context, check out Episode 99 of the American Revolution Podcast. https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2019/06/episode-099-declaring-independence.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rev250-105 War with the Cherokee
Jul 28, 2026 · 7 min
On July 29, South Carolina militia launched an army to put an end to the attacks on their frontier. For more context, check out Episode 102 of the American Revolution Podcast. https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2019/06/episode-102-cherokee-war-in-south.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AR-SP52 Button Gwinnett with Mark Di Vincenzo
Jul 26, 2026 · 60 min
Our July 2026 Round Table welcomed Mark Di Vincenzo, author of Button Gwinnett: America's Accidental Founding Father. To see upcoming roundtable events, or listen to past recordings, go to https://amrevrt.org/virtual-round-table-events To participate live in future Zoom events, be sure to join as a member on Patreon, or sign up for my mailing list. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rev250-104 British Potomac Raids of July 1776
Jul 22, 2026 · 7 min
After being forced into the waters off Virginia, Royal Governor Dunmore orders one final raid up the Potomac River which fights a skirmish on July 23, 1776. By some accounts, the raid was intended to reach Mount Vernon and possibly kidnap Martha Washington. It never got that close, but it did manage to pick up Harry Washington, an escaped slave from Mount Vernon who was ready to join the loyalist cause and earn his freedom. For more context on these events, check out Episode 69 and Episode 77 of…
ARP394 Tennessee Joins the Union, 1796
Ep 394 · Jul 19, 2026 · 33 min
Tennessee's rocky road to statehood in 1796 was a difficult one, lasting over a decade. Their first governor had been a wanted fugitive just a few years earlier. This episode's, blog entry, at blog.AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as more resources related to this week's episode. Book Recommendation of the Week: Tennessee: A Short History, by Robert Corl…
Rev250-103 New York Declares Independence
Jul 14, 2026 · 6 min
While twelve colonies declared Independence on July 2, 1776, and approved the Declaration on July 4, New York refused to give its delegates to the Continental Congress permission to vote on Independence. On July 9th, after announcements that the twelve other states had declared their independence, New York finally acted. Message reached the Continental Congress on July 15th that the vote for independence was unanimous, with support in all thirteen states. For more context, listen to Episode 99 o…
ARP393 Yazoo Land Scandal
Ep 393 · Jul 12, 2026 · 32 min
In the 1790s, land speculation was one of the main ways to build your wealth. But speculation was not for the feint of heart. Cheating, theft, influence peddling, bribery, corruption, and a host of other crimes, were sometimes necessary to obtain and retain those land claims. All of that was readily apparent when Georgia tried to sell its western lands along the Yazoo River. This episode's, blog entry, at blog.AmRevPodcast.com…
Rev250-102 British Fleet in NY
Jul 9, 2026 · 8 min
The first of Admiral Howe's fleet from London arrives in New York Harbor on July 12, 1776. For more, check out Episode 101 of the American Revolution Podcast. https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2019/06/episode-101-british-land-at-staten.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rev250-101 Proclaiming Independence
Jul 7, 2026 · 6 min
On July 8, 1776, the Declaration of Independence has its first official public reading in Philadelphia, as newspapers begin to proclaim the news across the continent. To read more, go to Episode 99 of the American Revolution Podcast. https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2019/06/episode-099-declaring-independence.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ARP392 Treaty with Spain
Ep 392 · Jul 5, 2026 · 33 min
On October 7, 1795, the Ambassador Thomas Pinckney agreed to the first treaty between the US and Spain. The Treaty gave the US almost everything it wanted, especially the much sought after access to the Mississippi River. This episode's, blog entry, at blog.AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as more resources related to this week's episode. Book Recommendation of the Week: Spanish New…
Rev250-100 The Declaration
Jul 3, 2026 · 27 min
On this 250th Anniversary of American Independence, I am re-releasing my recording of the complete declaration, with commentary. I hope everyone has a wonderful independence day! If anyone wants to listen again to the aftershow for this episode, go back to the original Episode 100 of the American Revolution Podcast https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2019/06/episode-100-declaration-of-independence.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rev250-099 Declaring Independence July 4, 1776
Jul 2, 2026 · 5 min
Suprisingly little happened on July 4, 1775. The vote for independence was already complete. Congress simply approved the final wording of the Declaration and sent it to the printers. For more on this, listen to Episode 99 of the American Revolution Podcast. https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2019/06/episode-099-declaring-independence.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rev250-098 Voting for Independence July 2, 1776
Jun 30, 2026 · 8 min
On July 2, the Continental Congress voted for the resolution that the colonies should be free and independent states. Twelve of the thirteen voted in favor, with only New York abstaining. For more on this subject, check out Episode 98 of the American Revolution Podcast. https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2019/05/episode-098-voting-for-independence.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AR-SP51 The Banker Who Made America, with Richard Vague
Jun 28, 2026 · 51 min
Our June, 2026 Round Table hosted Richard Vague, author of The Banker Who Made America: Thomas Willing and the Rise of the American Financial Aristocracy, 1731-1821. You can order this book on bookshop.org and save 15% with the coupon code ARP15. To see upcoming roundtable events, or listen to past recordings, go to https://amrevrt.org/virtual-round-table-events To participate live in future Zoom events, be sure to join as a member on Patreon, or sign up for my mailing list. L…
Rev250-097 The Draft Declaration
Jun 26, 2026 · 6 min
On June 28, 1776, the Committee set up to draft a Declaration of Independence presents its draft to the Continental Congress. the Congress spends nearly a week, making changes to the document, including the removal of a paragraph condemning slavery. For more, listen to Episode 99 of the American Revolution Podcast. https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2019/06/episode-099-declaring-independence.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rev250-096 Battle of Fort Sullivan
Jun 25, 2026 · 10 min
On June 28, 1776, the British assaulted Fort Sullivan in Charleston Harbor. The fort would later be renamed Fort Moultrie in honor of the commander who defended it. For more on these events, check out Episode 96 of the American Revolution Podcast. https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2019/05/episode-096-battle-of-sullivans-island.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rev250-095 Withdrawal from Canada
Jun 24, 2026 · 9 min
On June 28, 1776, the last Continental Soldiers leave Canada in the face of overwhelming British forces. For more context, check out Episode 95 of the American Revolution Podcast. https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2019/05/episode-095-battle-of-trois-rivieres.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rev250-094 Plot to Assassinate Washington
Jun 23, 2026 · 6 min
On June 21, 1776, a prisoner confessed to a plot to kill George Washington during the planned British invasion of New York. For more, check out Episode 93 of the American Revolution Podcast. https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2019/04/episode-093-dave-mathews-band-breaks-up.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AR391 Washington Admin Resignations and Scandals
Ep 391 · Jun 21, 2026 · 34 min
During President Washington's second term, all of his cabinet members resigned. Edmund Randolph, who served as both Attorney General and Secretary of State, exits in scandal after his relationship with the French Ambassador is revealed. This episode's, blog entry, at blog.AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as more resources related to this week's episode. Book Recommendation of the Week: …
Rev250-093 Fort Washington
Jun 17, 2026 · 5 min
On June 20, 1776 Continental forces break ground on Fort Washington. The fort was part of an effort to prevent the British Navy from being able to sail up the Hudson River. For more on the Continental defenses around New York check out Episode 89 of the American Revolution Podcast. For more about the first battle, check out Episode 101. https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2019/03/episode-089-washington-moves-to-new-york.html https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2019/06/episode-101-british-land-at-staten.html…
ARP390 The Eleventh Amendment
Ep 390 · Jun 14, 2026 · 32 min
In one of its first interpretations of the Constitution, the Supreme Court holds that states are subject to lawsuits in federal court. The states promptly alter that interpretation in the first Constitutional Amendment since the Bill of Rights. This episode's, blog entry, at blog.AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as more resources related to this week's episode. Book Recommendation of the Week:…
Rev250-092 Virginia Declaration of Rights - June 12, 1776
Jun 11, 2026 · 6 min
On June 12, 1772, the Fifth Virginia Convention passes its Declaration of Rights, a forerunner of the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. To learn more about the American Revolution Podcast, please check out the American Revolution Podcast. https://blog.amrevpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rev250-091 Committee for the Declaration of Independence
Jun 9, 2026 · 7 min
After tabling a vote on independence a few days earlier, on June 11, 1776 Congress appoints a committee to draft a declaration in the event that the vote on Independence in July is successful. For more on this topic, check out Episode 99 of the American Revolution Podcast. https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2019/06/episode-099-declaring-independence.htmlhttps://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2019/06/episode-099-declaring-independence.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ARP389 The Battle of Fallen Timbers
Ep 389 · Jun 7, 2026 · 33 min
After the Indians defeat two earlier armies in the Ohio territory, General "Mad Anthony" Wayne leads a third army, engaging the Indians at a place called Fallen Timbers on August 20, 1794. This episode's, blog entry, at blog.AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as more resources related to this week's episode. Book Recommendation of the Week: Autumn of the Black Snake, by William…
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