161 Smuggling and the American Revolution
At the end of the French and Indian, or Seven Years’ War in 1763, Great Britain claimed that smuggling was a BIG problem in its North American colonies and cracked down on the practice. But just how BIG of a problem was smuggling in North America? Why did British North Americans choose to engage i…
159 The Revolutionary Economy
How much merit do the economic factors behind the cry “No Taxation Without Representation” have when we consider the origins of the American Revolution? In this episode of the Doing History: To the Revolution series we begin a 3-episode exploration of different aspects of the early American econom…
Episode 4: The Boston Massacre
On the evening of the 5th of March 1770, a ragged volley of shots rang out on the streets of Boston, Massachusetts. That volley would change the history of the world. The incident, in which British troops fired into an angry crowd, killing five civilians, would become known as the ‘Boston Massacre’…
The Boston Massacre: Propaganda, Conspiracies & Truth | AAR S1E2
Was the Boston Massacre inevitable? For its time, was it truly a “massacre”?
And how much do we really know about that night—and how much comes from the stories people chose to share?
📄 Interview Transcript
► In this interview, historian Dr. Serena Zabin reconsiders March 5, 1770—looking beyon…
The Maritime Origins of the American Revolution: Press Gangs and Fishing Rights | S1E24 AAR
Fishing rights. Press gangs. Forced military service. These are not the stories most Americans learn about the American Revolution. Yet maritime workers fought British naval impressment, Parliament's restrictions on Atlantic commerce, and a ban on colonial fishing that helped push thousands toward …
1776: Seven Months That Changed America| S1E25 AAR
January 1 to July 4, 1776, transformed Americans from rebellious British subjects fighting Britain for their rights and hoping for reconciliation into revolutionaries seeking complete separation from the mother country.
But contrary to the familiar narrative most of us learned in school, independen…
Did the Declaration of Independence Actually Have Legal Authority? | S1E26 AAR
The Declaration of Independence almost had no legal authority.
The delegates themselves weren't entirely sure what authority they possessed. Britain dismissed the Declaration as little more than a political pamphlet, while Congress substantially rewrote Jefferson's draft before approving it. So how…
296 The Boston Massacre: A Family History
Is there anything more we can know about well-researched and reported events like the Boston Massacre? Are there new ways of looking at oft-taught events that can help us see new details about them, even 250 years after they happened? Serena Zabin, a Professor of History at Carleton College in Mi…
161 Smuggling and the American Revolution
At the end of the French and Indian, or Seven Years’ War in 1763, Great Britain claimed that smuggling was a BIG problem in its North American colonies and cracked down on the practice. But just how BIG of a problem was smuggling in North America? Why did British North Americans choose to engage i…
159 The Revolutionary Economy
How much merit do the economic factors behind the cry “No Taxation Without Representation” have when we consider the origins of the American Revolution? In this episode of the Doing History: To the Revolution series we begin a 3-episode exploration of different aspects of the early American econom…
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