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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 14h

Have you ever wondered how faith shaped the side people took during the American Revolution? #america250 #americanhistory #revolution250

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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

"We now think that more Loyalists stayed in the United States than left." - Bonnie Huskins Ep. 452 investigates why that is and how those who left shaped the histories of both Canada and the U.S. Explore this history. 🎧 www.benfranklinsworld.com/452 #America250 #Revolution250

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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

🎙️ Episode 452 of BFW explores: - Definitions of loyalism and our present-day misconceptions - How committees, crowds, and neighbors identified Loyalists - How revolutionaries stripped Loyalist families of their honor 🎧 www.benfranklinsworld.com/452 #America250 #Revolution250

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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

🎙️ In, Episode 452, you’ll discover: - Why one woman lost her home despite never calling herself a loyalist - How crowds identified suspected loyalists in their communities - How the threat of assault shaped women's daily fears during the war 🎧 www.benfranklinsworld.com/452

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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

A British general surrendered at Saratoga, then demanded to prosecute an American colonel in an American court-martial. The Americans agreed. Hear the full story in episode 451 of Ben Franklin's World. 🎧 www.benfranklinsworld.com/451 #Revolution250 #America250

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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Have you ever cut a story short because the person you were with didn’t share your enthusiasm for early American history? Well, no more. There’s a whole club of us. Find your people in the History Explorers Club www.historyexplorers.club/

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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

🎙️ Episode 451 of BFW explores: - Details of John Burgoyne’s surrender at Saratoga - The incidents that led to John Burgoyne serving as chief prosecutor in an American military court - How Americans debated what their culture would look like after independence 🔗 www.benfranklinsworld.com/451

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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The History Explorers Club is a virtual community for curious adults who explore, discuss, and indulge in early American history. Curiosity is our only membership requirement www.historyexplorers.club/

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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Can a failed dream shape history? The Nicaraguan canal was never built, but its dream influenced U.S. diplomacy, Latin American politics, and the Panama Canal. This week on Ben Franklin’s World: the power of dreams that didn’t come true. 🎧 www.benfranklinsworld.com/428

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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Connect with other history lovers in the History Explorers Club. There you’ll have access to: - Town Halls - Workshops - Historian Talks - Book Club - Spontaneous History Conversations Find your people at www.historyexplorers.club/

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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

🎙️ New episode T. H. Breen explores Burgoyne's demands, Henley's trial, the public's response, and the question: What did it actually feel like, in real towns among real people, to stop being British? What did it mean to be American? Listen to episode 451: www.benfranklinsworld.com/451

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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Do history-related questions keep you up at night? If so, you belong in the History Explorers Club. It’s your place to connect with fellow history lovers, dig deeper into the past, and explore our shared curiosity together. Find your people at www.historyexplorers.club/

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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Coming Tuesday: A new episode of Ben Franklin's World! Our three guests will help us investigate the American Revolution through everyday Loyalist, and suspected Loyalist eyes. Don't miss the episode, subscribe to our newsletter: ben-franklin-s-world-2.kit.com/profile

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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

John Adams in Amsterdam. Benjamin Franklin in Paris. Two founders, two diplomatic styles, one template. And a gap between vision and reality that tells us everything about how the Revolution actually worked. Discover the Model Treaty. 🎧 www.benfranklinsworld.com/444 #America250 #Revolution250

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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

If exploring the Founding Era’s big, tangled questions fires up your curiosity then you belong in the History Explorers Club! It's is a virtual community for curious adults to explore early American history. We’ll even applaud and thank you when you bring up a cool historical fact.

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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

In Episode 126, Rebecca Brannon joined us to explore how South Carolina moved from banishing Loyalists and confiscating their property in 1782 to offering Loyalists clemency. benfranklinsworld.com/126

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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Independence wasn't declared on July 4th. It was voted on July 2, 1776. But the real story begins on June 7th, with Richard Henry Lee's three-part resolution that set the colonies on a definitive path. 🎧 www.benfranklinsworld.com/443 #America250 #Revolution250 #USHistory #History

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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

“I mean he really doesn't miss an opportunity to call into question the legitimacy of the American culture and the whole revolution.” Ep. 451 with T. H. Breen investigates why John Burgoyne's demand to serve as prosecutor in an American military court were met. 🎧 www.benfranklinsworld.com/451

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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

In 1776, the founders faced a specific challenge: how does a new nation enter the international community under the Law of Nations? What makes a nation "treaty worthy?" John Adams's answer was built on commerce, not conquest. "Free ships make free goods." 🎧 www.benfranklinsworld.com/444

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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The filmmakers behind Ken Burns’ The American Revolution say they didn’t set out to make an argument. They made a discovery. What will YOU discover when you revisit the Revolution through their lens? 🎧 Listen here: benfranklinsworld.com/425 #KenBurnsPBS #AmericanRevolution $Revolution250

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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

🗣️ “Drivers can’t just crack down. They risk rebellion. But they can’t go soft—they risk losing everything. It’s a war.” —Historian Randy Browne Want more insight like this? Listen to Ep. 418 of Ben Franklin’s World: benfranklinsworld.com/418 #EarlyAmerica #History #BFW

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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Before Salem, fear of witches haunted early New England. 🕯️⚖️ In this episode, Malcolm Gaskill explores a 1650s witch trial in Springfield, Massachusetts—and what it reveals about fear, faith, and community. 🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/370 #WitchTrials #VastEarlyAmerica #History

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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

After independence, Anglican ministers had three choices: keep praying for the king, alter the Book of Common Prayer, or close their churches. What would you have done? 🎧 www.benfranklinsworld.com/439

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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

A coalition of historians and history organizations noticed the demand for more history in the United States and created a new initiative. In a BFW Bonus episode, Beth English & Kate Masur joined us to discuss #wewantmorehistory @oah.org The episode is available now, wherever you listen podcasts.

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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The deadliest enemy in the Revolutionary War wasn't the British. It was disease. Smallpox and malaria killed far more soldiers than combat. Washington secretly mass-inoculated the Continental Army during the winter of 1776–77 to fight back. 🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/442 #America250 #History

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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

In December 1776, a Lenape leader named White Eyes stood before the Second Continental Congress. For him, the American Revolution posed questions: How do the Lenape people survive and which of these strangers–the British or the Americans–will keep their word? 🎧 www.benfranklinsworld.com/450

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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

In ep. 449, we explored how the American Revolutionary War further encouraged the enslavement of Indigenous peoples as it accelerated their dispossession of lands. In ep. 450, we spend time with the Lenape, or Delaware, people who experienced the war itself. 🎧 www.benfranklinsworld.com/450

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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

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