Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 1592: French Aid Turns the Tide in the War
On today's podcast, we learn how French aid helped turn the tide in the Revolutionary War.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: The Declaration of Independence Part 7: Lexington and Concord
Today on the podcast we learn about the start of the Revolutionary War.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 1593: The South During the Revolution
The Revolutionary War wasn't going too well for the Americans in 1780: Charleston fell to the British and Benedict Arnold defected.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: William Pierce
William Pierce served in the Revolutionary War and helped frame the Constitution, but is best known for his descriptions of other delegates. He was a delegate for Georgia [1 min. 1 sec.]
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Jonathan Dayton
Jonathan Dayton joined the army after college and was plunged directly into the Revolutionary War. He was later the youngest signer of the Constitution as a delegate from New Jersey. [1 min. 9 secs.]
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Thomas Fitzsimons
Thomas Fitzsimons was born in Ireland, fought in the Revolutionary War, and later became leading statesman, representing Pennsylvania as a delegate to the Philadelphia Convention. [1 min. 4 secs.]
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics:rights After Independence Pt. 8:high Taxes, Violation of Rights
Americans in the Revolutionary era did not lead lives of leisure: they were afflicted with war, high taxes, and the violation of their own rights by the states.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: George Washington Crossing the Delaware
National Public Radio takes a revisionist look at Emmanuel Leutze's famous and fanciful painting that is more folklore, legend, and political statement than fact.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 1585: We the People Lesson 8 Part 7: Loyalists
Today we learn about the Loyalists, those Americans who were opposed to the Revolution.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 1587: The Shot Heard Round the World
Today: the shot heard round the world.
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Colonial Williamsburg Past & Present Podcasts
Podcasts of interviews with many artisans, historians, and tour guides at Colonial Williamsburg.