Join Prof CJ as he discusses:
- Thomas Paine & Common Sense
- The British evacuation of Boston
- The Declaration of Independence
- An overview of some of the military operations and battles of 1776-7, including Long Island, Trenton, Bennington, and Saratoga
- The winter of 1777-78 at Valley Forge
- A word about the 1777 British government document, “Considerations on the Great Question, What is Fit to Be Done with America?”
External Links
- The rotating-double-barreled Kentucky long rifle mentioned in this episode that came from a bit later than the Revolutionary era (this thing’s awesome!)
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