Friday, November 20, 2020 at 10:27AM Things weren't looking so good for George Washington's Continental Army, so he had to do something fast! Why was it so important that he cross the Delaware River? Did he have to do it during the winter? What did it mean for the revolution? Find out in this episode!
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Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 11:21AM Once the Revolutionary War started, we needed a flag so soldiers could tell each other apart on the battlefield. For this important job, they turned to Betsy Ross. Why did they pick her? Did George Washington like the flag? How did she feel about such an important job? This week, we're joined by Lisa Moulder from the Betsy Ross House as well as Betsy herself to answer these big questions!
Painting depicting the story of Betsy Ross presenting the first American flag to General George Washington, by Edward Percy Moran, c. 1917.
Portrait of Betsy
How to make a star like Betsy Ross!
Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at 04:23PM We had declared independence, and the war was officially on. How did those first few battles in New York and New Jersey go fo American troops? Amelia is joined by 8 year-old Charlotte to find out all about The Battles of Long Island (also called The Battle of Brooklyn or The Battle of Brooklyn Heights), Harlem Heights, Valcour Island, and Fort Lee.
Learn more about the battles from the experts at Mount Vernon (George Washington's house)!
Washington and the New York Campaign of 1776 from Mount Vernon on Vimeo.
Thursday, September 17, 2020 at 10:18AM After the American colonies have declared independence, they had to fight for it! What kind of weapons did they have? What were they like? What did the British military have? How could we ever win?
In this episode, we take on those big questions with firearms historian Ashley Hlebinsky.
The Delaware Regiment at the Battle of Long Island by Domenick D'Andrea, 1776
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Here's how the guns you learned about work:
All about Revolutionary War firearms:
Take a virtual tour of the Governor's Palace in Colonial Williamsburg by clicking here to see their incredible display of guns and swords! Here's just one corner!
Check out some of the firearms you can see at Colonial Williamsburg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIjY6JTBQF8
All about cannons.
https://youtu.be/ZtyVoXtEn1A
Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 05:23PM
The colonies had met and decided it was time to be independent. First, they had to tell the king! In this episode, we're joined by Thomas Jefferson (sometimes he goes by Clay Jenkins) himself, the man who wrote the Declaration of Independence, to tell us all about it.
Read the Declaration of Independence here
Painting of the signing of the Declaration of Independence by John Trumbull
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