Today in History: Mercy Otis Warren Born
Today in History, on Sept. 25 1728, Mercy Otis Warren was born. An ardent patriot advocate for American independence, Warren was the author of “History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution,” the first real chronicle of the War...The Struggle for American Independence: The State Constitutions
In this episode, I tackle all 14 republican constitutions of the newly-created American states. In the process, I illustrate the similarities and differences between them, explain their purpose, and their influenced western civilization in general. In addition, I...
The Struggle for American Independence: Crossing the Delaware
In this episode, I cover the deeds of Charles Lee, who began a grand letter-writing campaign in an attempt to undermine the military conduct of George Washington and convince Congress to replace the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army with himself at the tail...