The American Legacy

After King George’s proclamation branded the colonies as rebels, the spark of independence begins to catch fire. Across taverns, churches, and town squares, colonists debate their future. Writers like Mercy Otis Warren, Thomas Paine, and Benjamin Franklin wield their pens to shape public opinion, spreading bold ideas of liberty and unity.In this episode of The American Legacy Podcast, host Jeff Robe explores how ordinary citizens, pamphleteers, and leaders helped transform a scattered rebellion into

Episode 5: The King’s Response Date: Week of August 1, 1775The colonies’ final appeal for peace meets silence—and then condemnation. King George III refuses to read the Olive Branch Petition and instead declares the American colonies in “open and avowed rebellion.” Branded as traitors, the colonists realize reconciliation is no longer an option.In this episode of The American Legacy Podcast, host Jeff Robe explores the King’s proclamation of August 23, 1775, and its shattering effect on colonial

While Washington’s army entrenches outside Boston, the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia faces a different kind of battle—one for unity. Some delegates push for reconciliation, others see war as inevitable. Within days, Congress sends two very different messages: the Olive Branch Petition, a final plea to King George III for peace, and the Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms, a defiant justification for resistance.In this episode of The American Legacy Podcast, host

Boston is locked down. British troops are trapped inside the city while Washington and his ragtag Continental Army struggle to hold the siege together. Supplies are scarce, soldiers are deserting, and discipline is hard-won. Meanwhile, inside British lines, fear and frustration grow after the shock of Bunker Hill.In this episode of The American Legacy Podcast, host Jeff Robe takes you behind the barricades to explore Washington’s earliest test of leadership. From powder shortages and militia

In this episode, we follow George Washington’s journey north from Philadelphia to Cambridge, where he takes command of a scattered group of colonial militias during the Siege of Boston. Under his leadership, the fledgling Continental Army begins to take shape—transforming from a patchwork of untrained volunteers into the seeds of a national force.Explore how Washington’s presence, discipline, and vision begin forging an American identity long before the Declaration of Independence. From makeshift

Before the fireworks, there was fire. In our debut episode, we go back to July 4, 1775—an often-overlooked but critical day in American history. The Second Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia under sweltering summer heat and growing pressure. Just weeks after the battles of Lexington and Concord, colonial leaders take a bold step: they draft the Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms, explaining to the world why the colonies are preparing for war—not out of ambition, but