An anonymous tract hits the streets of Philadelphia on January 9, 1776. Common Sense becomes an instant success as its author Thomas Paine explains why the people would be be better off as an independent America, with no more kings. For more context, listen to Episode 81 of the American Revolution Podcast: https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2019/01/episode-081-common-sense.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

General Burgoyne writes a satirical play called Blockade of Boston to entertain the troops in Boston. During the premier, the soldiers in the audience have to scramble to defend against an actual attack by the Americans. For more context, check out Episode 80 of the American Revolution Podcast: https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2019/01/episode-080-knox-expedition.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After the royal governor flees the colony, the people of New Hampshire send representatives to a convention in Exeter to write a new constitution for the state. The final document released on January 5, 1776 results in New Hampshire having the first independent government. For more, on the Revolution, check out https://blog.amrevpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author, Mark Edward Lender joined our Round Table on Zoom to discuss his book War Without Mercy. It looks at the brutality of the American Revolution. Get the book War Without Mercy, also available as an audio book or on Kindle. Learn more about author Mark Edward Lender at his website: markedwardlender.com To see upcoming roundtable events, or listen to past recordings, go to AmRevRT.org To participate live in future Zoom events, be sure to join as a member on Patreon, or sign up for my mailing list, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The British Navy conducts a raid on Norfolk attempting to secure supplies and chase out the Continentals. The British burn the waterfront. The Continentals decide to complete the destruction of the city in order to prevent it from becoming a Tory stronghold. For more context, check out Episode 77 of the American Revolution Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On December 31, 1775, General Richard Montgomery and Colonel Benedict Arnold lead a desperate attack against Quebec City before their army's enlistments expire on January 1. For more context, check out Episode 78 and Episode 79 of the American Revolution Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Special guest Jack Kelly joined our December, 2025 round table to discuss his new book: Tom Paine's War, to be released on Jan. 6, 2026. The book looks at Paine's military service after writing Common Sense, and how it impacted his decision to write The American Crises. We look at how this critical period of Paine's life impacted the course of the American Revolution. Order the book on Amazon . Also available as an Audio Book. For a written summary of the discussion, go to ⁠https://blog.amrevpodcast.com⁠ To see a list of upcoming Round Table events, where you can participate on Zoom, go to: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://amrevrt.org/virtual-round-table-events⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the podcast mail list to receive advance notice of future round tables: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support this podcast on Patreon. Joining even as a free member will also provide advance notice of future episodes. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AmRevPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 18, 1778: Secret Agent from France, Julien-Alexandre Achard de Bonvouloir completes his meetings with the Continental Congress Secret Committee and writes a report for officials in France. His efforts contribute to France's decision to begin providing covert aid to the American Cause. For more context, check out Episode 71 of the American Revolution Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Washington delivers two annual addresses to Congress in late 1790 and again in late 1791, setting out his key priorities for the coming year. Around the time of the 1791 address. Thomas Jefferson helps to found a new newspaper that will challenge the administration, and counterbalance a pro-administration newspaper backed by Alexander Hamilton. Washington also reluctantly tries out cabinet meetings after getting over a fear that they will be seen as too monarchical. 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: ⁠Infamous Scribblers: The Founding Fathers and the Rowdy Beginnings of American Journalism, by Eric Burns. Online Recommendation of the Week: Discourses on Davila, by John Adams: https://archive.org/details/discoursesondavi00adam Join the podcast mail list: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ARP T-shirts and other merch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://merch.amrevpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ask your American Revolution Podcast questions on Quora:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://amrevpod.quora.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the Facebook group, American Revolution Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/132651894048271⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow the podcast on X ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@AmRevPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support this podcast on Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AmRevPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or via PayPal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://paypal.me/AmRevPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On December 22, 1775, the British Parliament orders all trade with the colonies to cease. Violators will have their ships seized and the crew impressed into the British Navy. For more context on these events, check out Episode 71 and Episode 77 of the American Revolution Podcast: https://blog.amrevpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Following up on his New England Tour in 1789, Washington Visits Rhode Island and Long Island in 1790. Then, in 1791, he embarks on his longest tour, riding from Philadelphia to Georgia and back again. 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: George Washington’s 1791 Southern Tour, by Warren Bingham. Online Recommendation of the Week: The Tale of Washington’s Horse https://www.ccpl.org/charleston-time-machine/tail-washingtons-horse Join the podcast mail list: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ARP T-shirts and other merch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://merch.amrevpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ask your American Revolution Podcast questions on Quora:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://amrevpod.quora.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the Facebook group, American Revolution Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/132651894048271⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow the podcast on X ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@AmRevPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support this podcast on Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AmRevPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or via PayPal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://paypal.me/AmRevPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many listeners have asked me to recommend books for those casually interested in the American Revolution, or for a single book that covers the entire Revolution. I provide several great recommendations in this episode. Coffee Table Books: The American Revolution: An Intimate History, by Geoffrey Ward and Ken Burns. https://amzn.to/3MqhW81 The American Revolution: A Visual History (from the Smithsonian Institute). https://amzn.to/3Yl0Ivi America Victorious, by Tom Hand. https://amzn.to/4943ECD - Although I've included an Amazon link I strongly recommend going to the author's website AmericanaCorner.com and buying a signed copy. You can also get an additional 15% discount by using the promo code: REVOLUTION Substantive books: The American Revolution: A History, by Gordon Wood (about 200 pages) The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789, by Robert Middlekauff. https://amzn.to/3MPXRb8 The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777, by Rick Atkinson https://amzn.to/48ZI6al The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780, by Rick Atkinson https://amzn.to/48xBUq1 T-shirts: https://merch.amrevpodcast.com Other merch, including socks, mugs, hoodies, banners, phone cases, etc. https://www.teepublic.com/stores/american-revolution-podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Washington hires close friends to make the land deals necessary to establishing the new federal city on the Potomac River. He also personally selects French immigrant Pierre L'Enfant as the city planner. 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:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Washington: The Making of the American Capital, by Fergus Bordewich. Online Recommendation of the Week: A History of the National Capital, Vol. 1: 1790-1814, by W.B. Bryan: https://archive.org/details/historyofnationa0001wilh Join the podcast mail list: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ARP T-shirts and other merch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://merch.amrevpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ask your American Revolution Podcast questions on Quora:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://amrevpod.quora.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the Facebook group, American Revolution Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/132651894048271⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow the podcast on X ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@AmRevPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support this podcast on Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AmRevPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or via PayPal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://paypal.me/AmRevPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Virginia patriots fight the British at Great Bridge, forcing the British to surrender the last patch of land under British control in Virginia. For more details on this topic, check out ⁠⁠⁠Episode 74⁠⁠⁠ of the American Revolution Podcast. ⁠⁠⁠https://blog.amrevpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alamance Battleground Site Director Nathan Shultz discusses the Regulator movement in North Carolina, which culminates in the 1771 Battle of Alamance. To get more background on the Battle of Alamance, listen to Episode 35 of this podcast. Also, check out the Alamance Battleground website: https://historicsites.nc.gov/all-sites/alamance-battleground Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Nov 29, 1775, A Continental Ship deployed by General Washington manages to capture a large supply ship headed for Boston. The contents supply the Continental Army with desperately needed arms and ammunition. For more details on this topic, check out ⁠⁠Episode 74⁠⁠ of the American Revolution Podcast. ⁠⁠https://blog.amrevpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Professor Richard Bell discusses his new book The American Revolution and the Fate of the World. For a written summary of the discussion, go to https://blog.amrevpodcast.com To see a list of upcoming Round Table events, where you can participate on Zoom, go to: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://amrevrt.org/virtual-round-table-events⁠⁠⁠ Order the book on Amazon. The author has offered to sell a signed copy directly to you if you contact him via Email. His contact information is available here: https://history.umd.edu/directory/richard-bell Join the podcast mail list to receive advance notice of future round tables: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support this podcast on Patreon. Joining even as a free member will also provide advance notice of future episodes. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AmRevPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

General Washington is concerned that Congress needs to define how captured ships will be treated. On November 25, 1775, Congress passes a resolution that sets out how the spoils of war will be divided. For more on the American Revolution, check out the American Revolution Podcast. ⁠⁠https://blog.amrevpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Patriot militia occupy Fort Ninety-Six on the South Carolina Frontier while the loyalist militia are away. The militia return in large numbers, but cannot overcome the patriot defenses. On Nov. 21, 1775, after running short of ammunition and water, both sides agree to go home and forget about the whole thing. For more details on this topic, check out ⁠⁠Episode 77⁠⁠ of the American Revolution Podcast. ⁠⁠https://blog.amrevpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After years of struggling for recognition, and threatening to re-join the British Empire, Vermont finally becomes the 14th State to join the union on March 4, 1791. 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:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Moses Robinson and the Founding of Vermont, by Robert Mello.⁠ Online Recommendation of the Week: Collections of the Vermont Historical Society, Vol. 2 [Haldimand Papers], 1871. https://archive.org/details/collectionsofver02verm Join the podcast mail list: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ARP T-shirts and other merch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://merch.amrevpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ask your American Revolution Podcast questions on Quora:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://amrevpod.quora.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the Facebook group, American Revolution Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/132651894048271⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow the podcast on X ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@AmRevPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support this podcast on Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AmRevPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or via PayPal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://paypal.me/AmRevPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices