David Severa
Early and Often: The History of Elections in America
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The Quaker faction in Pennsylvania fights a rearguard effort to hold on to political power despite their dwindling population, at one point literally beating back riotous sailors with clubs.
The Quakers continue their struggle for self-rule against William Penn, now aging and ailing. Also, a promising young man by the name of Franklin makes his debut in Philadelphia.
We return to Pennsylvania in the late 1600s. William Penn may not be happy with being stuck in England, but his colonists are very much enjoying their extra independence - and taking full advantage.
As New York rapidly approaches the Revolutionary period, political life becomes a confusing whirlwind of populist factionalism.
During the early 1700s, the colony of New York is divided by two successive bursts of factionalism, one over taxes and the other over a ridiculously trivial salary dispute.
After the chaos caused by Leisler's Rebellion, New York spends the 1690s and 1700s attempting to recover, only for that recovery to be repeatedly derailed by ongoing factionalism that no one could stop.
In this episode, we take a general look at political life in New York during the later colonial period, from the development of caucuses to a particularly spirited election full of parades, Quakers, and booze.
In this episode, we continue the story of the Massachusetts politician Thomas Hutchinson, and look at his involvement with two major instances of mob violence in the colony, one against the impressment of sailors by the British navy, and the ot
In this episode, we begin the first of a two part look at the life and career of Thomas Hutchinson, one of the last governors of colonial Massachusetts, and one of the last politicians of the old-school Puritan style.
Connecticut, the so-called Land of Steady Habits and the colony which was most stuck in the 1600s, faces its first real internal divisions, over religious disputes caused by the Great Awakening, the first big revival movement in American histor
As Rhode Island develops and grows throughout the 18th century, it becomes divided by a struggle for dominance between the two largest cities in the colony, leading to the creation of an early two-party system with many features that would be e
In this episode, we look at how further wars with Quebec combined with the introduction of paper money to create big political divisions in mid-18th century Massachusetts.
In this episode, we take a break from the main narrative to have a closer look at how New England politics functioned in the early 1700s. Then we'll look at the surprising tradition of elections among the slaves of New England.
In this episode, we follow New England as it picks itself up after the chaos of the Glorious Revolution and then promptly proceeds to stumble through two terribly embarrassing wars against Quebec. Plus the Salem witch trials!
In this episode we jump back to England for a bit, to see how the political system there is evolving in the wake of the Glorious Revolution - and to see just how much England and the colonies have already diverged from each other.
This episode, we look at the last two colonial rebellions caused by the Glorious Revolution, one in Maryland against the Catholic proprietorship, and one in North Carolina against the corrupt governor Seth Sothel.
This episode, we jump down to New York to see how the fall of the Dominion of New England played out there. Spoiler alert: much worse than in Boston.
We follow the course of the Glorious Revolution - the overthrow of James II - in both England and New England, where an aftershock rebellion overthrows the Dominion as well.
The unwillingness of Massachusetts to cooperate in any way with the English government leads to its annexation by the Dominion of New England, a new mega-colony which absorbs everything from Maine to New Jersey.
We introduce the last of the Middle Colonies, Pennsylvania and Delaware, and talk more about the Quaker migration to America and its surprising diversity.
We look at the early history of New Jersey, a colony beset by constant legal headaches, and finally give a proper introduction to the Quakers, the next big group of settlers in America.
Dutch New Netherland is conquered by the English, who gradually remake the colony, now New York, in their own image, both politically and culturally.
We look at the history and government of New Netherland, the Dutch colony which would become New York after its conquest by England.
We jump back in time to before European colonization to look at the prehistory and history of the Iroquois Confederacy, one of the most politically sophisticated Native American societies.
Next up: the founding of South Carolina, and its origins both in the high-minded ideals of the philosopher John Locke and in the brutal realities of slavery in the Caribbean. When principles face off against economics, which will win?
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