- 6 minutes 2 secondsRev250-103 New York Declares Independence
While twelve colonies declared Independence on July 2, 1776, and approved the Declaration on July 4, New York refused to give its delegates to the Continental Congress permission to vote on Independence. On July 9th, after announcements that the twelve other states had declared their independence, New York finally acted. Message reached the Continental Congress on July 15th that the vote for independence was unanimous, with support in all thirteen states.
For more context, listen to Episode 99 of the American Revolution Podcast. https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2019/06/episode-099-declaring-independence.html
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14 July 2026, 8:00 am - 31 minutes 57 secondsARP393 Yazoo Land Scandal
In the 1790s, land speculation was one of the main ways to build your wealth. But speculation was not for the feint of heart. Cheating, theft, influence peddling, bribery, corruption, and a host of other crimes, were sometimes necessary to obtain and retain those land claims. All of that was readily apparent when Georgia tried to sell its western lands along the Yazoo River.
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 Great Yazoo Lands Sale: The Case of Fletcher v. Peck, by Charles Hobson.
Online Recommendation of the Week: Fletcher v. Peck (1810) https://www.oyez.org/cases/1789-1850/10us87
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12 July 2026, 8:00 am - 8 minutes 20 secondsRev250-102 British Fleet in NY
The first of Admiral Howe's fleet from London arrives in New York Harbor on July 12, 1776.
For more, check out Episode 101 of the American Revolution Podcast.
https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2019/06/episode-101-british-land-at-staten.html
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9 July 2026, 8:00 am - 6 minutes 16 secondsRev250-101 Proclaiming Independence
On July 8, 1776, the Declaration of Independence has its first official public reading in Philadelphia, as newspapers begin to proclaim the news across the continent. To read more, go to Episode 99 of the American Revolution Podcast. https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2019/06/episode-099-declaring-independence.html
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7 July 2026, 8:00 am - 32 minutes 32 secondsARP392 Treaty with Spain
On October 7, 1795, the Ambassador Thomas Pinckney agreed to the first treaty between the US and Spain. The Treaty gave the US almost everything it wanted, especially the much sought after access to the Mississippi River.
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: Spanish New Orleans: An Imperial City on the American Periphery, 1766–1803, by John Eugene Rodriguez.
Online Recommendation of the Week: Pinckney’s Treaty: A Study of America’s Advantage from Europe’s Distress: https://archive.org/details/bwb_C0-ANN-990
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5 July 2026, 8:00 am - 27 minutes 2 secondsRev250-100 The Declaration
On this 250th Anniversary of American Independence, I am re-releasing my recording of the complete declaration, with commentary.
I hope everyone has a wonderful independence day!
If anyone wants to listen again to the aftershow for this episode, go back to the original Episode 100 of the American Revolution Podcast
https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2019/06/episode-100-declaration-of-independence.html
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3 July 2026, 8:00 am - 4 minutes 38 secondsRev250-099 Declaring Independence July 4, 1776
Suprisingly little happened on July 4, 1775. The vote for independence was already complete. Congress simply approved the final wording of the Declaration and sent it to the printers.
For more on this, listen to Episode 99 of the American Revolution Podcast.
https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2019/06/episode-099-declaring-independence.html
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2 July 2026, 8:00 am - 7 minutes 33 secondsRev250-098 Voting for Independence July 2, 1776
On July 2, the Continental Congress voted for the resolution that the colonies should be free and independent states. Twelve of the thirteen voted in favor, with only New York abstaining.
For more on this subject, check out Episode 98 of the American Revolution Podcast.
https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2019/05/episode-098-voting-for-independence.html
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30 June 2026, 12:21 pm - 50 minutes 43 secondsAR-SP51 The Banker Who Made America, with Richard Vague
Our June, 2026 Round Table hosted Richard Vague, author of The Banker Who Made America: Thomas Willing and the Rise of the American Financial Aristocracy, 1731-1821.
You can order this book on bookshop.org and save 15% with the coupon code ARP15.
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28 June 2026, 8:00 am - 6 minutes 28 secondsRev250-097 The Draft Declaration
On June 28, 1776, the Committee set up to draft a Declaration of Independence presents its draft to the Continental Congress. the Congress spends nearly a week, making changes to the document, including the removal of a paragraph condemning slavery.
For more, listen to Episode 99 of the American Revolution Podcast.
https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2019/06/episode-099-declaring-independence.html
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26 June 2026, 8:00 am - 9 minutes 39 secondsRev250-096 Battle of Fort Sullivan
On June 28, 1776, the British assaulted Fort Sullivan in Charleston Harbor. The fort would later be renamed Fort Moultrie in honor of the commander who defended it.
For more on these events, check out Episode 96 of the American Revolution Podcast.
https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2019/05/episode-096-battle-of-sullivans-island.html
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