The Trans-Atlanticist
Episode Archive
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Hessian Mercenaries plus German Reactions to the Declaration of Independence
"He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & perfidy scarcely pa...
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Chicagoland and the Declaration of Independence
How did the indigenous people of Chicagoland understand what was happening in the Colonies in 1776?
Did the Declaration of Independence affect them in any way?
Of course, the C...
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Jewish Life in Colonial America
In this episode, Andrew Sola and Tobias Brinkmann explore the history of the earliest Jews in the Colonies.
Topics include the following:
-The arrival in 1654 of the first Jewish...
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Revolutionary Women and the Declaration of Independence
"We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men AND WOMEN are created equal." Declaration of Sentiments, Seneca Falls Convention
In this episode, Prof. Rosemarie Zagarri explores ...
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The Quartering Act of 1774 and Homosexuality in the Colonies
"He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures."
This Pride Month episode focuses on two questions.
First, why were American c...
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The Role of Religion in The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence uses the words 'God,' 'the Creator,' and 'Divine Providence,' but many of the Founders were highly skeptical of both Christianity and also organized religion, pre...
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Immigration and Free Trade in the Declaration of Independence
"He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hithe...
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Native America and the Declaration of Independence
"He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguis...
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Thomas Jefferson and the Composition of the Declaration of Independence
Who was Thomas Jefferson and how did he come to write the Declaration of Independence at the tender age of 33?
In this episode, historian Robert McDonald (US Military Academy) discusses ...
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Introducing Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: 250 Years of the Declaration of Independence
***This episode is from our brand new series called "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness" to commemorate the 250-year anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.***
In this i...