King Charles the Second gives away Virginia to two of his friends; Nathaniel Bacon opposes Governor Berkeley; The first martyrs in the cause of liberty.
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America’s Story Lesson 57: Roundheads vs. Cavaliers
Governor Berkeley hates printing presses and books; Roundheads vs. Cavaliers; Virginia’s character shaped by the Cavaliers.
What Is Government? We Are In This Together!
It may sound like a silly question to ask, What is Government? But a fresh look at this topic has never been more important.
America’s Story Lesson 56: Kings React To American Freedoms
King James hates rival powers and conspires to overthrow them; Judges the King’s puppets; How the Founders 200 years later learned from this event; King Charles the First like daddy; Charles vs. The Long Parliament; Chuck loses his head.
America’s Story Lesson 55: The Birth of America’s Free Institutions
The Birth of America’s Free Institutions, July 30, 1619; A heritage of Freedom; Women made America stable!
America’s Story Lesson 54: The Fall From Paradise – Beginning of Slavery in America
Slavery is the belief, sanctioned by religion, that one has the right to be lazy and live off the labors of kidnapped people; Four types of slavery in America; The hope of Frederick Douglass.
America’s Story Lesson 53: Communism and Tobacco
Sir Thomas Dale abolishes communism, harshly!; The establishment of the tobacco trade and its results.
Civics Made Easy Lesson 16: The English Bring the Shire to America
American Counties are based on the ancient English Shire. “One of the glories of colonial democracy was the local governments, in which the will of the people was least restrained.”
Documentary: Hamilton The Musical and Hamilton the Man
A Documentary about Hamilton the Musical and Hamilton the Man. Plus: there’s a lesson from the life of Hamilton teaching us how to peacefully engage with each other even when we disagree. Written and Narrated by Daniel Sheridan
America’s Story Lesson 52: The Starving Time In Jamestown
John Smith’s life after Jamestown; The Starving Time; Lord Delaware saves the colony.