The Political History of the United States

After a few starts and stops, the British agree to help the colonists move on Quebec. Meanwhile, down in the South, the Spanish attempt an attack on Charleston. 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.instag...

The colonies were pushed into Queen Anne's War following questions of succession in the Spanish empire. This war saw the English stuck in a conflict against the Spanish, the French, and hostile Indian tribes. Join us on social media!   Threads :  https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter:  https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook :  https://www.facebook.com/USPoliti...

Piracy had become common in the colonies by the end of the 17th century. One part economic boon, and another part danger, the practice would play a major role in colonial politics of the era. As promised during the episode, the link to the website is below. From there you can visit my source list and see just what it is I'm using to create this podcast. Happy reading! Join us on social media! &nbs...

This week we take a census of where the colonies all stand at the end of the 17th century. This week we are going to look at population growth, economic development, and the expansion of slavery around the turn of the century. Join us on social media!   Threads :  https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter:  https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook :  https://www.fac...

William Penn finally returns to Pennsylvania. Despite the decades-long absence, he quickly finds himself having to turn around and rush back to England. Before he can do that, however, he must first settle the question of the government. The result? The Pennsylvania Charter of Privileges in 1701. Join us on social media!   Threads :  https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter:&n...

With William Penn stuck in London, Pennsylvania would become filled with factionalism.  Penn's solution to this was to turn to a New England Puritan for help, a move that did not exactly go over well. Join us on social media!   Threads :  https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter:  https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook :  https://www.facebook.com/USPolitical...

This week we return to Virginia and meet up with our old friend, Edmund Andros. 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/ B...

Following our look at the events that gripped 1692 Salem, this week we examine exactly how it all happened and what the lasting legacy of the trials was. 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...

In 1692 the village of Salem, Massachusetts was gripped by fears and allegations of witchcraft. 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.uspolitic...

After spending several years in limbo, William III finally decides the fate of the North American colonies and begins issuing the new charters. 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/uspolitic...

The colonies spend a nervous few years between the rebellions of 1689 and the coming new charters. 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.uspoli...

As rebellion spread throughout the Dominion Government to the North, it would also find its way to Maryland, where the colonists had finally had enough of the Catholic proprietors. Join us on social media!   Threads :  https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter:  https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook :  https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram :&nbsp...

Tying all the strings of our second season together. 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:/...

The first of our two-part 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://uspoliti...

New York decides that their time in the Dominion is over, as Jacob Leisler leads the charge to overthrow it. 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://...

With Andros gone and the Dominion government in shambles, the colonists are forced to plot a new and uncertain path forward. 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...

A reading of The Declaration of the Gentlemen, Merchants, and Inhabitants of Boston, and the Country Adjacent.   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/bibliogra...

After years of frustration under Edmund Andros, the colonists in Boston decide that the time is ripe to take things in a different direction. 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/uspolitical...

With England falling headlong into the Glorious Revolution, New England begins to feel the convulsions from across the Atlantic. 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/ Webs...

Our look at the Dominion of New England expands beyond Massachusetts as we take a tour of the other colonies that made up the Dominion. Then we head back to England where James II begins to see his grip on power slip. Join us on social media!   Threads :  https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter:  https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook :  https://www.facebook.com...

More than anything in New England, religion reigned supreme. However, with the fall of the New England colonies and the formation of the Dominion of New England religious changes would be ushered in. For a colony that has such foundational ties with Puritanism, these changes are going to widely despised and resisted by the colonists. Join us on social media!   Threads :  https://www.thre...

With the old charter gone a new day had begun in New England. This week we explore the changes made in the new Dominion of New England. These changes were absolutely despised by the colonists who, in short order, came to equally loathe the new governor of the Dominion of New England, Edmund Andros. Join us on social media!   Threads :  https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter:...

After years of tension, the end would finally come for the Massachusetts Bay Company. With the King desperate to reassert royal prerogative he would push forward to cancel to Bay Company charter and usher in a new era of government in New England. Join us on social media!   Threads :  https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter:  https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook :&...

As Massachusetts continues to defy the crown, a situation developed in London that is once again going to turn the attention away from Massachusetts and place the focus on a religious question in England itself. This crisis will, in time, lead to serious repercussions back in New England. Join us on social media!   Threads :  https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter:  htt...

London is finally forced to take a long hard look at their recalcitrant colonies in New England in the aftermath of King Philip’s war. A commission is sent over to get a sense of the overall problem, while the King begins to explore ways to bring Massachusetts and the rest of the region back into line with royal prerogative. Join us on social media!   Threads :  https://www.threads.net/@...