American Revolution
Mercantilism Before the Tea Party: Forgotten Grievance of the Revolution
When government-run schools teach that the American Revolution was mostly about โtaxation without representation,โ the underlying message is clear: today, you have representatives, so if you don’t like what they do, just get new ones. But this ignores a deeper...
The Ignored “Fundamental Principle” of the American Revolution
Think the American Revolution was just about taxes and tea parties? Think again. The real battle was over a much deeper issue: the colonists’ unwavering belief in their right to local, self-government vs a British claim of unlimited power. James Madison called...
Forgotten Declaration: Cause of the War for Independence Explained
The American Revolution: What REALLY sparked the fight? This episode explores an almost totally forgotten declaration written by Thomas Jefferson and John Dickinson in 1775. The Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms is an incredibly important...
The Real American Revolution Was Before the War
The war wasn’t the American Revolution. The real revolution was in the hearts and minds of the people long before the first shot was fired. The REAL American Revolution was YEARS before the War and the Declaration of IndependenceโThis radical change in the...