

The Political History of the United States
Allen Ayers
A history podcast dedicated to exploring the origins, development, and evolution of the political systems of the United States.
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Oct 2, 2023 • 34min
4.20 The Boston Tea Party
The colonists host the single most pivitol demonstration of the entire imperial crisis.
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Sep 18, 2023 • 37min
4.19 The Hutchinson Letters Crisis
The Boston radicals are about to learn that their Governor, Thomas Hutchinson, has been busy writing.
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Sep 3, 2023 • 42min
4.18 The Pause in Politics
Following the trials of the Boston massacre there was a noticable pause in the biggest actions of the colonial radicals. That doesn't, however, mean that nothing was happening.
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Aug 21, 2023 • 37min
4.17 Trial and Aftermath
In the wake of the Boston massacre the colonists found themselves needing to plot a path forward on how to respond.
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Aug 7, 2023 • 40min
4.16 The Boston Massacre
Events reach a head on the night of March 5, 1770.
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Jul 24, 2023 • 34min
4.15 1769
The colonies find themselves facing both internal and external threats as everybody adjusts to non-importation.
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Jul 10, 2023 • 36min
4.14 The Liberty Riots
Violence once again grips Boston following the seizure of the Liberty.
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Jun 26, 2023 • 39min
4.13 The Circular Letter
James Otis Jr. and Samual Adams pen a letter that is about to help further unite the colonies and will enrage the British.
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Jun 11, 2023 • 35min
4.12 Letters from a Pennsylvania Farmer
John Dickinson helps wake everybody back up to the growing crisis.
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May 28, 2023 • 30min
4.11 The Townshend Acts
Right when it looks like things might calm down, the British get everybody riled up once again.
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