Allen Ayers

The Political History of the United States

History EN ↓ 202 episodes

A history podcast dedicated to exploring the origins, development, and evolution of the political systems of the United States.

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Allen Ayers

Episodes

4.17 Trial and Aftermath 20.08.2023 37:13

In the wake of the Boston massacre the colonists found themselves needing to plot a path forward on how to respond. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibl...

4.16 The Boston Massacre 06.08.2023 39:52

Events reach a head on the night of March 5, 1770. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/

4.15 1769 23.07.2023 34:03

The colonies find themselves facing both internal and external threats as everybody adjusts to non-importation. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliogr...

4.14 The Liberty Riots 09.07.2023 35:32

Violence once again grips Boston following the seizure of the Liberty. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/

4.13 The Circular Letter 25.06.2023 38:53

James Otis Jr. and Samual Adams pen a letter that is about to help further unite the colonies and will enrage the British. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com...

4.12 Letters from a Pennsylvania Farmer 11.06.2023 35:13

John Dickinson helps wake everybody back up to the growing crisis. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/

4.11 The Townshend Acts 28.05.2023 30:07

Right when it looks like things might calm down, the British get everybody riled up once again. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/

4.10 Internal Divisions 14.05.2023 35:30

As the colonies basked in their victory with the Stamp Act, deep divisions began to appear. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/

4.9 The Legacy of 1765 30.04.2023 35:56

If the Stamp Act stands as an inflection point in our story, we need to spend some time looking at just why that is. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bib...

4.8 The Stamp Act Congress 16.04.2023 37:16

Delegates from the colonies meet in New York to jointly issue a statement on the Stamp Act. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/

4.7 The Stamp Act Riots 02.04.2023 38:13

As news of the Stamp Act settles in, the Summer of 1765 explodes with violence. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/

4.6 The Stamp Act 19.03.2023 33:59

London, desperate to raise revnue, places a tax on all documents in North America. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/

4.5 A Spoon Full of Sugar 06.03.2023 32:44

The British introduce a new set of regulations on sugar, something which the colonists are going to have a lot of thougts about. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodc...

4.4 A Changing Colonial Outlook 20.02.2023 37:33

The British policy towards the colonies begins to change as the empire becomes increasingly desperate to raise revenue to deal with a debt crisis. This begins setting up the conditions for the looming imperial crisis. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast...

4.3 The End of Pontiac’s Rebellion 06.02.2023 40:00

Pontiac's Rebellion begins to wrap up in 1764. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/

4.2 Pontiac’s Rebellion 23.01.2023 38:13

A Indian rebellion lead by Pontiac throws the entire North American frontier into turmoil. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/

4.1 Dangerous Frontiers 09.01.2023 39:20

Not everybody celebrated the end of the French and Indian War. Join us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/p/bibliography/

3.45 Questions and Answers 25.12.2022 56:27

You've got questions. I've got answers. Join us on social media!   Threads :  https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter:  https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook :  https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram :  https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website :  https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography :  https://uspoliticalp...

3.44 A Retrospective Review of the Colonial Era 11.12.2022 45:25

A review of everything we have talked about thus far, as we try and make sense of it all. Join us on social media!   Threads :  https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter:  https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook :  https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram :  https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website :  https://www.uspoliticalpodc...

3.43 Season in Review Part 2 27.11.2022 33:07

The second part of our season in review. Join us on social media!   Threads :  https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter:  https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook :  https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram :  https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website :  https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography :  https://uspolitical...

3.42 Season 3 in Review; Part 1 13.11.2022 31:42

The first part of our season 3 review.  Join us on social media!   Threads :  https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter:  https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook :  https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram :  https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website :  https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography :  https://uspolit...

3.41 An Empire Stretched Thin 31.10.2022 32:44

The Seven Years' War reaches its conclusion. Join us on social media!   Threads :  https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter:  https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook :  https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram :  https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website :  https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography :  https://uspolit...

3.40 The Collapse of Canada 17.10.2022 30:36

The British and French face off in a battle over Montreal for nothing less than the survival of French Canada. Join us on social media!   Threads :  https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter:  https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook :  https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram :  https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website :  https:...

3.39 The Plains of Abraham 03.10.2022 29:45

The British are in desperate need of an open field battle...  And that is exactly what they are going to get. Join us on social media!   Threads :  https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter:  https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook :  https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram :  https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website :  ht...

3.38 Quebec 18.09.2022 29:18

After years of Quebec being the primary target, the British are finally ready to make their move. Join us on social media!   Threads :  https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter:  https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook :  https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram :  https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website :  https://www.uspolit...