"We now think that more Loyalists stayed in the United States than left." - Bonnie Huskins
Ep. 452 investigates why that is and how those who left shaped the histories of both Canada and the U.S.
Explore this history.
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@bfworld.bsky.social"We now think that more Loyalists stayed in the United States than left." - Bonnie Huskins
Ep. 452 investigates why that is and how those who left shaped the histories of both Canada and the U.S.
Explore this history.
@bfworld.bsky.social🎙️ Episode 452 of BFW explores:
- Definitions of loyalism and our present-day misconceptions
- How committees, crowds, and neighbors identified Loyalists
- How revolutionaries stripped Loyalist families of their honor
@bfworld.bsky.socialA British general surrendered at Saratoga, then demanded to prosecute an American colonel in an American court-martial. The Americans agreed.
Hear the full story in episode 451 of Ben Franklin's World.
@bfworld.bsky.social250 years after the Declaration, we're still reckoning with what the founders chose not to say. Jefferson's cut grievance has a great deal to tell us about who early Americans were and the choices they knew they were making. #America250 #Revolution250 www.benfranklinsworld.com/440
@bfworld.bsky.social🔥 Was Dunmore’s Proclamation a promise of freedom… or a political weapon?
The 250th anniversary is here, and we’re unpacking the full story.
🎧 Listen & decide: benfranklinsworld.com/424
#Dunmore #Revolution250 #Virginia250 #USHistory #AmericanRevolution
@bfworld.bsky.socialJohn Adams in Amsterdam. Benjamin Franklin in Paris. Two founders, two diplomatic styles, one template. And a gap between vision and reality that tells us everything about how the Revolution actually worked. Discover the Model Treaty.
@townmoderator.bsky.socialThis weekend!
#Revolution250
#MA250
@bfworld.bsky.socialIn December 1777, a Continental colonel struck a drunk British prisoner with his sword. The wound was minor.
A British general called it a plot to murder prisoners, and demanded a court-martial.
Hear the story in ep 451.
@bfworld.bsky.socialA British general surrendered at Saratoga, then demanded to prosecute an American colonel in an American court-martial. The Americans agreed.
Hear the full story in episode 451 of Ben Franklin's World.
@bfworld.bsky.socialIndependence wasn't declared on July 4th. It was voted on July 2, 1776.
But the real story begins on June 7th, with Richard Henry Lee's three-part resolution that set the colonies on a definitive path.
@bfworld.bsky.socialIn December 1777, a Continental colonel struck a drunk British prisoner with his sword. The wound was minor.
A British general called it a plot to murder prisoners, and demanded a court-martial.
Hear the story in ep 451.
@bfworld.bsky.socialA British general surrendered at Saratoga, then demanded to prosecute an American colonel in an American court-martial. The Americans agreed.
Hear the full story in episode 451 of Ben Franklin's World.
@bfworld.bsky.social250 years ago this month, John Hancock signed his name large and prominent across the center of a sheet of parchment.
Delegates kept adding theirs for months—including men who hadn't been in Philadelphia on the Fourth.
#America250 #DeclarationofIndependence #History #USHistory #Revolution250
@bfworld.bsky.socialOn July 2, 1776, the Second Continental Congress voted for independence. But the process that made that vote possible began months earlier.
This #Podcast episode is where the story starts.
@bfworld.bsky.socialIn December 1777, a Continental colonel struck a drunk British prisoner with his sword. The wound was minor.
A British general called it a plot to murder prisoners, and demanded a court-martial.
Hear the story in ep 451.
@bfworld.bsky.socialA British general surrendered at Saratoga, then demanded to prosecute an American colonel in an American court-martial. The Americans agreed.
Hear the full story in episode 451 of Ben Franklin's World.
@bfworld.bsky.socialIn December 1777, a Continental colonel struck a drunk British prisoner with his sword. The wound was minor.
A British general called it a plot to murder prisoners, and demanded a court-martial.
Hear the story in ep 451.
@bfworld.bsky.socialA British general surrendered at Saratoga, then demanded to prosecute an American colonel in an American court-martial. The Americans agreed.
Hear the full story in episode 451 of Ben Franklin's World.
@bfworld.bsky.socialMost Americans know Paul Revere’s ride. Few know the man who sent him.
Meet Dr. Joseph Warren—the revolutionary who organized, inspired, and ultimately died for the cause.
🎧 His story: benfranklinsworld.com/413
@bfworld.bsky.socialIn December 1777, a Continental colonel struck a drunk British prisoner with his sword. The wound was minor.
A British general called it a plot to murder prisoners, and demanded a court-martial.
Hear the story in ep 451.