The Wandering Pilgrims

In our first two episodes, the colonists stated their rights and appealed to the king. Now we cross the Atlantic to hear one man make America's case in London itself.In February 1766, Benjamin Franklin appeared before the British House of Commons and answered questions for hours: about colonial taxes, trade, wealth, and loyalty, and whether Americans would ever submit to the Stamp Act. His answers were plain. Pennsylvania had spent about 500,000 pounds in the last war and been reimbursed barely 60,000. There was not gold and silver enough in the colonies to pay the stamp duty for one year. And asked whether Americans would accept the tax even moderated, he said: No, never, unless compelled by force of arms.Before 1763, Franklin said, the colonists' temper toward Britain was the best in the world. They were led by a thread. Asked what it is now, he answered with four words: Oh, very much altered.Franklin's full examination is long, so we are hearing it complete across several episodes rather than cutting it down. This is Part 1.Founding of America playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrHxt4CpfgezohDMDP-Em1hnsDel0WbgDA note about the voice: speaking for long stretches is hard on my voice, so these episodes are narrated with an AI voice. It is how I can keep bringing you the books, sermons, and old documents I love. When the author is a man, you will hear a man's voice.I make educational comics for Christian homeschool families, on church history, science, and travel. You can find them, plus free printables, at https://www.thewanderingpilgrims.com. The Comics Club ($8/month) gets you the whole comics library: https://www.thewanderingpilgrims.com/comics-clubYou can also support the work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheWanderingPilgrimsFind me here: Instagram @thewanderingpilgrims, X @WanderPilgrims, Facebook, and YouTube @TheWanderingPilgrims#benjaminfranklin #stampact #americanrevolution

In our last episode, the Stamp Act Congress declared the rights the colonists believed were theirs as British subjects. Now they put the last of those rights into practice: the right to petition.In October 1765, the Congress appealed directly to King George III. There is no talk of independence here, and no rejection of the king. The colonists call their connection with Britain their greatest happiness and security, and they ask the king to protect two essential rights: the right to tax themselves through their own representatives, and the right to trial by their peers, both confirmed, they argue, by the great charter of English liberty.Parliament repealed the Stamp Act in 1766, but passed the Declaratory Act the very same day. The crisis ended. The argument over the limits of government did not.Hear the petition in their own words, as we continue down America's road to independence.Founding of America playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrHxt4CpfgezohDMDP-Em1hnsDel0WbgDA note about the voice: speaking for long stretches is hard on my voice, so these episodes are narrated with an AI voice. It is how I can keep bringing you the books, sermons, and old documents I love. When the author is a man, you will hear a man's voice.I make educational comics for Christian homeschool families, on church history, science, and travel. You can find them, plus free printables, at https://www.thewanderingpilgrims.com. The Comics Club ($8/month) gets you the whole comics library: https://www.thewanderingpilgrims.com/comics-clubYou can also support the work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheWanderingPilgrimsFind me here: Instagram @thewanderingpilgrims, X @WanderPilgrims, Facebook, and YouTube @TheWanderingPilgrims#stampact #americanrevolution #foundingdocuments

Eleven years before the Declaration of Independence, the American colonies were still trying to convince Britain that they were entitled to the rights of British subjects. In October 1765, delegates from nine of the thirteen colonies met in New York for the Stamp Act Congress, and on October 19 they adopted the Declaration of Rights and Grievances.These men were not declaring independence. They professed loyalty to the king, but they drew a line: no taxation without consent, trial by jury, and the right to petition their government. Parliament repealed the Stamp Act in 1766, but passed the Declaratory Act the very same day. The tax disappeared. The argument did not.Hear the document in their own words, as we begin our journey through the original documents of the American founding.Founding of America playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrHxt4CpfgezohDMDP-Em1hnsDel0WbgDA note about the voice: speaking for long stretches is hard on my voice, so these episodes are narrated with an AI voice. It is how I can keep bringing you the books, sermons, and old documents I love. When the author is a man, you will hear a man's voice.I make educational comics for Christian homeschool families, on church history, science, and travel. You can find them, plus free printables, at https://www.thewanderingpilgrims.com. The Comics Club ($8/month) gets you the whole comics library: https://www.thewanderingpilgrims.com/comics-clubYou can also support the work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheWanderingPilgrimsFind me here: Instagram @thewanderingpilgrims, X @WanderPilgrims, Facebook, and YouTube @TheWanderingPilgrims#stampact #americanrevolution #foundingdocuments

The latest part in our Pilgrim's Progress series.Minor updating has been done to make this recording more understandable.If you’d like to delve deeper into the lessons of this episode, check out the following resources (affil links):The Pilgrim’s Progress Old English: https://amzn.to/4j1j3XgThe Pilgrim’s Progress Modern English: https://amzn.to/3W3SNlvLittle Pilgrim’s Big Journey: https://amzn.to/41YDs9GSupport our mission:▪️ Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/wanderingpilgrims▪️ Patreon: patreon.com/TheWanderingPilgrims▪️ Shop: teespring.com/stores/the-wandering-pilgrims▪️ Our Website: www.thewanderingpilgrims.comConnect with us for more insights and updates:▪️ Instagram: instagram.com/thewanderingpilgrims▪️ Facebook: facebook.com/The-Wandering-Pilgrims▪️ YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCbvMuDo9dpaQ0Bu71lRRiQw▪️ Twitter: @WanderPilgrims▪️ Truth Social: @wanderingpilgrims

Part 22 of John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress, read aloud with minor updating to the language so it's easier to follow. This is the final installment of our reading series.If you'd like to delve deeper into the lessons of this episode, check out the following resources (affil links):The Pilgrim's Progress Old English: https://amzn.to/4j1j3XgThe Pilgrim's Progress Modern English: https://amzn.to/3W3SNlvLittle Pilgrim's Big Journey: https://amzn.to/41YDs9G(Some links are affiliate links. I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you.)A note about the voice: speaking for long stretches is hard on my voice, so these episodes are narrated with an AI voice. It is how I can keep bringing you the books, sermons, and old documents I love. When the author is a man, you will hear a man's voice.I make educational comics for Christian homeschool families, on church history, science, and travel. You can find them, plus free printables, at https://www.thewanderingpilgrims.com. The Comics Club ($8/month) gets you the whole comics library: https://www.thewanderingpilgrims.com/comics-clubYou can also support the work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheWanderingPilgrimsFind me here: Instagram @thewanderingpilgrims, X @WanderPilgrims, Facebook, and YouTube @TheWanderingPilgrims#pilgrimsprogress #johnbunyan #christianbooks

Part 20 of John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress, read aloud with minor updating to the language so it's easier to follow.Minor updating has been done to make this recording more understandable.If you'd like to delve deeper into the lessons of this episode, check out the following resources (affil links):The Pilgrim’s Progress Old English: https://amzn.to/4j1j3XgThe Pilgrim’s Progress Modern English: https://amzn.to/3W3SNlvLittle Pilgrim’s Big Journey: https://amzn.to/41YDs9GI make educational comics for Christian homeschool families, on church history, science, and travel. You can find them, plus free printables, at thewanderingpilgrims.com. The Comics Club ($8/month) gets you the whole comics library: thewanderingpilgrims.com/comics-clubYou can also support the work on Patreon: patreon.com/TheWanderingPilgrimsFind me here: Instagram @thewanderingpilgrims, X @WanderPilgrims, Facebook, and YouTube @TheWanderingPilgrims

Part 19 of John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress, read aloud with minor updating to the language so it's easier to follow.Minor updating has been done to make this recording more understandable.If you'd like to delve deeper into the lessons of this episode, check out the following resources (affil links):The Pilgrim’s Progress Old English: https://amzn.to/4j1j3XgThe Pilgrim’s Progress Modern English: https://amzn.to/3W3SNlvLittle Pilgrim’s Big Journey: https://amzn.to/41YDs9GI make educational comics for Christian homeschool families, on church history, science, and travel. You can find them, plus free printables, at thewanderingpilgrims.com. The Comics Club ($8/month) gets you the whole comics library: thewanderingpilgrims.com/comics-clubYou can also support the work on Patreon: patreon.com/TheWanderingPilgrimsFind me here: Instagram @thewanderingpilgrims, X @WanderPilgrims, Facebook, and YouTube @TheWanderingPilgrims

Part 18 of John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress, read aloud with minor updating to the language so it's easier to follow.Minor updating has been done to make this recording more understandable.If you'd like to delve deeper into the lessons of this episode, check out the following resources (affil links):The Pilgrim’s Progress Old English: https://amzn.to/4j1j3XgThe Pilgrim’s Progress Modern English: https://amzn.to/3W3SNlvLittle Pilgrim’s Big Journey: https://amzn.to/41YDs9GI make educational comics for Christian homeschool families, on church history, science, and travel. You can find them, plus free printables, at thewanderingpilgrims.com. The Comics Club ($8/month) gets you the whole comics library: thewanderingpilgrims.com/comics-clubYou can also support the work on Patreon: patreon.com/TheWanderingPilgrimsFind me here: Instagram @thewanderingpilgrims, X @WanderPilgrims, Facebook, and YouTube @TheWanderingPilgrims

Part 17 of John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress, read aloud with minor updating to the language so it's easier to follow.Minor updating has been done to make this recording more understandable.If you'd like to delve deeper into the lessons of this episode, check out the following resources (affil links):The Pilgrim’s Progress Old English: https://amzn.to/4j1j3XgThe Pilgrim’s Progress Modern English: https://amzn.to/3W3SNlvLittle Pilgrim’s Big Journey: https://amzn.to/41YDs9GI make educational comics for Christian homeschool families, on church history, science, and travel. You can find them, plus free printables, at thewanderingpilgrims.com. The Comics Club ($8/month) gets you the whole comics library: thewanderingpilgrims.com/comics-clubYou can also support the work on Patreon: patreon.com/TheWanderingPilgrimsFind me here: Instagram @thewanderingpilgrims, X @WanderPilgrims, Facebook, and YouTube @TheWanderingPilgrims

Part 16 of John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress, read aloud with minor updating to the language so it's easier to follow.Minor updating has been done to make this recording more understandable.If you'd like to delve deeper into the lessons of this episode, check out the following resources (affil links):The Pilgrim’s Progress Old English: https://amzn.to/4j1j3XgThe Pilgrim’s Progress Modern English: https://amzn.to/3W3SNlvLittle Pilgrim’s Big Journey: https://amzn.to/41YDs9GI make educational comics for Christian homeschool families, on church history, science, and travel. You can find them, plus free printables, at thewanderingpilgrims.com. The Comics Club ($8/month) gets you the whole comics library: thewanderingpilgrims.com/comics-clubYou can also support the work on Patreon: patreon.com/TheWanderingPilgrimsFind me here: Instagram @thewanderingpilgrims, X @WanderPilgrims, Facebook, and YouTube @TheWanderingPilgrims