french and indian war

In this, the final episode of our series on Quebec, Britain launches a major offensive in the Seven Years War, including attacks on all French forts in Canada. Get behind the ramparts, watch out for flying cannonballs, and let find out what happens!

In this first of two episodes on the battle between England and France for Canada, we take an in-depth look at the construction of the forts and fortifications at Quebec city, Montreal, Trois Rivieres, and of course, Fort Louisbourg. We then take a deep dive into the early battles of the Seven Years War, also called the French and Indian Wars in Canada.
In the next episode (coming in only a few days) we will finish off the battle for Canada. Grab your musket, bring some dry powder because the fighting is about to start.

In this first episode of Season 3, James and Jerry journey to Mineral County, West Virginia.  Why Mineral County?  This is where the city of Fort Ashby is located and home to the Ashby's Fort Museum.  After taking in this historical location built during the French and Indian War, we had the fantastic opportunity to interview Randy Crane who is a volunteer curator for the museum.   What we found out on our visit was, although it is a small-town museum, it provides a wealth of information to any and all who visit. For more information about the location, hours of operation, and directions we have attached their website.  Simply click this link for quick access to their site: Fort Ashby.

How much do you know about America's first documented serial killers, The Bloody Harpes? Micajah and Wiley Harpe went on a crazy murder spree out on the western American frontier, starting in late 1798. The murdered men, women, children, and even babies. And they'd been bad, murderous men long before their final year of terror. They'd ran with a gang of river pirates, they'd been members of a Tory rape gang during the Revolutionary War. They went on raids with a band of Cherokee warriors. They LOVED to try and split a skull in two with a tomahawk. Their entire crazy true crime story told this week.  

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My youngest and I set out on a road trip - first stop Fort Necessity - George Washington's First battle and only surrender and the start of the French and Indian War.  I share some of the history and context of the battle and our stop there on the way to Antietam.

Assisting the Americans in the War of Independence proved a costly decision for France.  The nation’s failure to adequately address the desperate and worsening financial situation led it to near bankruptcy.  The King reluctantly agreed to convene the Estates General to approve a sweeping tax proposal to raise revenues. 

Following in the heels of the disastrous Great Leap Forward, the Four Clean Ups Campaign is pushed out in another failed attempt to achieve a communist utopia. Desperately Mao Zedong searches for yet another movement that will propel China toward his goals of communism and ideological purity. 

I begin telling the stories of the two revolutions.  All revolutions need a spark to begin. For France, the spark was the crushing poverty and starvation.  Mismanagement plunged France toward bankruptcy.  For China, the spark was the disaster of the Great Leap Forward.  China’s leader was troubled by the nation’s political and social direction.

Less than a week after the 4th of July, we Suck into the birth of the United States of America. We glance at some of the war's important battles and important figures, but, more importantly, we dig deep into the events leading up to the Revolutionary War. What went down between King George and the Founding Fathers that left colonists feeling like going to war with arguably the most powerful empire in the world was a good idea? How important was George Washington to America's eventual victory? If not for the French and Indian War two decades prior to the Revolutionary War, would the United States be part of the British Commonwealth today? We take a break from true crime and dig deep into US history, today, on Timesuck!

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