Podcast Episode 90: The Constitutional Crisis of 1776

“No taxation without representation!” This is what most Americans will tell you started the American War for Independence. But is that true? The cause is, in fact, deeper than that. It was a constitutional crisis that had major implications for American government moving forward. I talk about the real conflict and what it means for America today.

Book cited: Jack Greene, The Constitutional Origins of the American Revolution.


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