American Revolution Podcast
FaktaHistorieAmerican Revolution Podcast explores the events of the American Revolution, from beginning to end. It publishes weekly. Be sure to check out the related blog for access to pictures, maps, and links to more useful information on each week's episode. https://blog.amrevpodcast.com
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- AR370 Vermont Joins the Union (00:33:49)
After years of struggling for recognition, and threatening to re-join the British Empire, Vermont finally becomes the 14th State to join the union on March 4, 1791. 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: Moses Robinson and the Founding of Vermont, by Robert Mello. Online Recommendation of the Week: Collections of the Vermont Historical Society, Vol. 2 [Haldimand Papers], 1871. https://archive.org/details/collectionsofver02verm Join the podcast mail list: https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy ARP T-shirts and other merch: https://merch.amrevpodcast.com Ask your American Revolution Podcast questions on Quora: https://amrevpod.quora.com Join the Facebook group, American Revolution Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/groups/132651894048271 Follow the podcast on X @AmRevPodcast Support this podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/AmRevPodcast or via PayPal http://paypal.me/AmRevPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Rev250-053 Siege of Quebec Begins (00:06:56)
Benedict Arnold Arrives at the Plains of Abraham, in front of Quebec, just after Scottish Highlander Loyalists arrive to protect the city. As a result, Arnold must wait for reinforcements before attempting to take the City. For more details on this topic, check out Episode 78 of the American Revolution Podcast. https://blog.amrevpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Rev250-052 Patriots Capture Montreal (00:05:55)
As General Carleton flees back to Quebec City, General Montgomery is unopposed as his army enters Montreal on November 13, 1775. For more details on this topic, check out Episode 78 of the American Revolution Podcast. https://blog.amrevpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- ARP369 The First Bank of the United States (00:33:20)
In a post-election third session of Congress, held in Philadelphia beginning in December 1790, Secretary of Treasury proposes a national bank. Opponents fear that it will give the federal government and wealthy speculators too much power. 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: The Hamilton Scheme: An Epic Tale of Money and Power in the American Founding, by William Hogeland. Online Recommendation of the Week: Hamilton's Opinion as to the Constitutionality of the Bank of the United States: 1791 https://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/bank-ah.asp Join the podcast mail list: https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy ARP T-shirts and other merch: https://merch.amrevpodcast.com Ask your American Revolution Podcast questions on Quora: https://amrevpod.quora.com Join the Facebook group, American Revolution Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/groups/132651894048271 Follow the podcast on X @AmRevPodcast Support this podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/AmRevPodcast or via PayPal http://paypal.me/AmRevPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Rev250-051 Lord Dunmore Arms the Slaves (00:06:34)
London rejects the Olive Branch Petition. The King calls on Parliament to crush the rebellion in America. Lord Dunmore declares martial law in Virginia and proclaims that any slaves that escape their patriot masters and join his army to crush the rebellion, he will offer them freedom. For more details on these topics, check out Episode 71 and Episode 77 of the American Revolution Podcast. https://blog.amrevpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Birth of the Navy & Marines (00:06:04)
On November 5, 1775, the Continental Congress appoint Esek Hopkins to command its new Continental Navy, once the ships are ready. Five days later, on November 10, Congress authorizes the establishment of two brigades of Marines. Captain Samuel Nicholas is chosen as the Corps' first Commander. Happy 250th Birthday to the US Marines! For more on these topics, check out Episodes 75 and Episode 84 of the American Revolution Podcast. https://blog.amrevpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- ARP368 First Census & Mid-terms (00:32:56)
In 1790 the country holds its first census, but doesn't bother to write down everyone's name. Benjamin Franklin dies and the Senate doesn't care. States hold new Congressional elections but continue to have the first Congress meet after a third of the members are replaced in the elections. Congress also leaves New York for the last time. Blog, at blog.AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as more resources related to this week's episode. Book Recommendation of the Week: Census, USA: Fact Finding for the American People, 1790-1970, by Ann Herbert Scott (borrow on archive.org). Online Recommendation of the Week: First United States Census, 1790: https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/first-united-states-census-1790 Join the podcast mail list: https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy ARP T-shirts and other merch: https://merch.amrevpodcast.com Ask your American Revolution Podcast questions on Quora: https://amrevpod.quora.com Join the Facebook group, American Revolution Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/groups/132651894048271 Follow the podcast on X @AmRevPodcast Support this podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/AmRevPodcast or via PayPal http://paypal.me/AmRevPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Rev250-049 Victory in Canada (00:05:32)
In the last week of October, 1775, the Continental Army under General Richard Montgomery breaks the British siege at St. Johns, capturing most of the British Regulars in Canada. As Montgomery prepares to march on Montreal and Quebec City, Colonel Benedict Arnold emerges from the Maine wilderness, just north of Quebec City. For more details on these events, check out Episode 72 and Episode 76 of the American Revolution Podcast https://blog.amrevpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- AR-SP41 The American Revolution, with Ken Burns (00:49:24)
Ken Burns and Sarah Botstein speak with the American Revolution Podcast about their upcoming documentary about the American Revolution, which will be released on Nov. 16, 2025. We get a behind the scenes look at how the documentary was made. The American Revolution documentary will air on PBS beginning on November 16, 2025. You can also watch the podcast on the PBS website: https://www.pbs.org/shows or steaming on the PBS App: https://www.pbs.org/pbs-app It is also available on Blu Ray or DVD as well as a companion book. Join the American Revolution Podcast mail list: https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy Support this podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/AmRevPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Rev250-048 Court Martial of Benjamin Church (00:06:24)
Oct. 1775: Patriots discover that one of their top leaders in Massachusetts has been cooperating with the enemy. For more context, check out Episode 73 of the American Revolution Podcast: https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2018/12/episode-073-siege-of-boston-autumn.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Rev250-047 Battle of Hampton, Va (00:05:38)
Oct. 26-27, 1775: After the Virginia militia capture and destroy a small British Navy ship, The British retaliate by launching an attack on the coastal town of Hampton Virginia. For more context on this story, check out Episode 69 of the American Revolution Podcast. https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2018/11/episode-069-south-joins-war.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- AR-SP40 Portraits of Patriots, with Damien Cregeau (01:02:23)
I discuss the book Portraits of Patriots: Colonel John Trumbull and Five Fellow Patriots From Connecticut in the American Revolution, with author Damien Cregeau. To see a list of upcoming Round Table events, where you can participate on Zoom, go to: https://amrevrt.org/virtual-round-table-events Order a copy of Portraits of Patriots: Colonel John Trumbull and Five Fellow Patriots From Connecticut in the American Revolution at Amazon. Join the podcast mail list: https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy Support this podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/AmRevPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Rev250-046 Gov Tryon Flees NY Oct 19 1775 (00:06:19)
Faced with continuing threats from patriots in New York City, Governor Tryon takes refuge on a ship in NY Harbor, Oct. 19, 1775. For more on ousted Governors, check out Episode 70 of the American Revolution Podcast: https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2018/11/episode-70-ousted-governors-bermuda.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Rev250-045 Destruction of Falmouth (00:06:32)
Oct. 18, 1775: A British fleet bombards Falmouth (present-day Portland, Maine) to make an example of the consequences of rebellion. For more context, check out Episode 74 of the American Revolution Podcast: https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2018/12/episode-074-occupied-boston-1775.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- ARP367 The Grand Compromise of 1790 (00:31:50)
In late 1790, Congress finds itself hopelessly divided over two issues. Northerners wanted to have the new Federal government assume state debt from the Revolutionary War. Southerners wanted the capital moved to Virginia. Thomas Jefferson works with Alexander Hamilton and James Madison to broker a compromise on the two issues at his house on June 20, 1790. Blog https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as more resources related to this week's episode. Book Recommendation of the Week: Dinner at Mr. Jefferson's: Three Men, Five Great Wines, and the Evening That Changed America, by Charles A. Cerami Online Recommendation of the Week: "Jefferson’s Account of the Bargain on the Assumption and Residence Bills, [1792?],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-17-02-0018-0012 Ask your American Revolution Podcast questions on Quora: https://amrevpod.quora.com Join the Facebook group, American Revolution Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/groups/132651894048271 Follow the podcast on X @AmRevPodcast Join the podcast mail list: https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy ARP T-shirts and other merch: https://merch.amrevpodcast.com Support this podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/AmRevPodcast or via PayPal http://paypal.me/AmRevPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Rev250-044 Birth of the US Navy (00:05:12)
The Continental Congress authorizes the creation of a navy, Oct. 13, 1775. To put this in more context, listen to Episode 75 of the American Revolution Podcast. https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2018/12/episode-075-continental-congress-autumn.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Rev250-043 Raid on Bristol, RI (00:06:13)
Faced with the need to feed the British Army at Boston, the British Navy must raid costal cities to obtain food from a hostile populous. On October 7-8, 1775 the British attack Bristol Rhode Island, demanding cattle and sheep if the inhabitants want the bombardment to end. For more context, check out Episode 74 of the American Revolution Podcast. https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2018/12/episode-074-occupied-boston-1775.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- ARP366 Rhode Island & the Treaty of NY, 1790 (00:32:59)
In May 1790, a reluctant Rhode Island succumbs to federal threats and ratifies the Constitution. The Creek Indians in the south are on the verge of war over Georgia settlers moving onto their lands President Washington invites Creek leaders to come to New York and negotiate a treaty. Blog https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as more resources related to this week's episode. Book Recommendation of the Week: The Most Perfect Justice: Alexander McGillivray and George Washington Strive to Save the Creek Nation, by Jean Lufkin Boiler. Online Recommendation of the Week: Treaty with the Creeks, 1790: https://treaties.okstate.edu/treaties/treaty-with-the-creeks-1790-0025 Ask your American Revolution Podcast questions on Quora: https://amrevpod.quora.com Join the Facebook group, American Revolution Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/groups/132651894048271 Follow the podcast on X @AmRevPodcast Join the podcast mail list: https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy ARP T-shirts and other merch: https://merch.amrevpodcast.com Support this podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/AmRevPodcast or via PayPal http://paypal.me/AmRevPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Rev250-042 Congress Visits Cambridge (00:07:10)
On October 4, 1774 a Congressional Committee leaves Philadelphia for Cambridge to meet with George Washington and the other Continental Generals. the leaders discuss a range of concerns including whether to allow Indians and Blacks to continue serving in the Continental Army. For more on Congress during this period, check out episode 75 of the American Revolution Podcast. https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2018/12/episode-075-continental-congress-autumn.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- AR-SP39 Sheilah Vance, Threshold to Valley Forge (00:53:15)
In September 2025 the American Revolution Round Table hosted Sheilah Vance, author of Threshold to Valley Forge: The Six Days of the Gulph Mills Encampment. This is a summary of the discussion, which was recorded on Zoom. To see a list of upcoming Round Table events, where you can participate on Zoom, go to: https://amrevrt.org/virtual-round-table-events Order a copy of Threshold to Valley Forge: The Six Days of the Gulph Mills Encampment at Amazon. To learn more about Author Sheilah Vance, check out her web site: https://sheilahvance.com/about-sheilah-vance Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Rev250-041 Gage Returns to England (00:06:19)
General Thomas Gage receives correspondence from London on September 26, 2775, ordering to return to England and turn over command to General William Howe. For more on this topic, check out Episode 74. https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2018/12/episode-074-occupied-boston-1775.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- ARP365b State of the Union, 1790 (00:11:22)
George Washington's own words as he gives his first address on the State of the Union, January 8, 1790. This speech is discussed in greater detail in Episode 365 of the American Revolution Podcast. https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2025/09/arp365-state-of-union-1790.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Rev250-040 British Capture Ethan Allen (00:08:47)
After losing his regiment, Colonel Ethan Allen attempts to raise a local force in Canada in an effort to capture Montreal. A larger loyalist force with Indian support runs down Allen's force and takes him prisoner. On September 26, 1775. Allen recounts an Indian's attempt to kill him after his capture. For more details, check out Episode 72 of the American Revolution Podcast. https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2018/11/episode-072-siege-of-st-jean.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- ARP365 State of the Union, 1790 (00:33:05)
As the second session of Congress opens in 1790, President Washington gives members an address on the State of the Union. Congress continues to work on building the new government and fights over tariffs. Washington also has another near-death experience. Blog https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as more resources related to this week's episode. Book Recommendation of the Week: Mr. President: George Washington and the Making of the Nation's Highest Office, by Harlow Giles Unger. Online Recommendation of the Week: Washington's State of the Union Address, 1790: https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/first-annual-address-congress-0 Ask your American Revolution Podcast questions on Quora: https://amrevpod.quora.com Join the Facebook group, American Revolution Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/groups/132651894048271 Follow the podcast on X @AmRevPodcast Join the podcast mail list: https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy ARP T-shirts and other merch: https://merch.amrevpodcast.com Support this podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/AmRevPodcast or via PayPal http://paypal.me/AmRevPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Rev250-039 Siege of Fort St. Johns (00:06:13)
In mid-September, 1775, Continental soldiers under General Richard Montgomery invade Canada, they lay siege to Fort. Saint Johns, south of Montreal. For more details, check out Episode 72 of the American Revolution Podcast. https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2018/11/episode-072-siege-of-st-jean.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices