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We left off last week with George Washington leaving Philadelphia in March, 1791, just after the first Congress finally ended.  The Second Congress did not plan to meet until December, giving Washington nine months before he needed to be back in the capital.

Long Island and Rhode Island

As president, Washington hoped to visit all of the states in the Union.  I...


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Back in Episode 367 we covered the Grand Compromise where the states agreed to the assumption of war debts and moving the Capital to the banks of the Potomac River, dividing Maryland and Virginia.  That Compromise included the Residence Ac...


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We last looked in on Vermont way back in Episode 177 when the people of Vermont declared themselves a free and independent Republic.  Vermont had never been an independent colony.  Various other colonies claimed all or part of it, but the p...


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When we left off last week, George Washington had returned to Philadelphia in July 1791, following his Grand Tour of the southern states.   The summer in Philadelphia was relatively uneventful.  

1790 Address

The First Congress had officially ended on March 3, 1791.  The second Congress could have begun meeting the next day, but they didn’t feel ...


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The summer of 1791 saw the first colonial revolt inspired by the American Revolution.  Slaves in the French colony of Haiti rose up and overthrew their masters, demanding liberty and equality.  This week, we look at the beginning of the Haitian Revolution and the American reaction.

San Domingue Colony

I want to start by giving a little background.  Haiti ...


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