The Trans-Atlanticist

Andrew Sola explores the past, present, and future of relations between Europe and the United States with scholars, artists, authors, politicians, journalists, and business leaders. Based at the Amerikazentrum in Hamburg, the Trans-Atlanticist provides you with insights from the thought leaders who are shaping the trans-Atlantic relationship every single day.

The Trans-Atlanticist is a arts podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 147 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #40

  The Scots, the Scotch-Irish, and the Declaration of Independence

  Aug 14, 202650 minS6

  "At this very time, they are permitting their chief magistrate to send over not only soldiers of our common blood, but SCOTCH and foreign Mercenaries to invade and deluge us in blood." -From Jefferson's first draft of the Declaration of Independence In this episode, we survey the history and importance of Scotland and Scottish people in Revolutionary America. Topics include: -anti-Scottish sentiment in the Colonies, particularly among Southern planters, like Jefferson, who were indebted to Scottish tobacco traders -the origins of the "Pursuit of Happiness" in the Scottish Enlightenment -explanations of Scots and the Scotch-Irish -push and pull factors driving Scots and the Scotch-Irish to the Colonies -the Jacobite Uprising in 1745 in Scotland and its consequences for Scotland and the 13 Colonies -the revolutionary continuity among the various British upheavals of the 1600s and 1700s along with the American Revolution -the Scottish tobacco trade -the reception of the Declaration in Scotland -wider implications of the Declaration on Scottish politics -The connection or lack of connection between the Scottish Declaration of Arbroath in 1320 and the US Declaration Prof. Francis Cogliano's books can be found here: [Revolutionary America, 1763.1815: A Political History](https://www.routledge.com/Revolutionary-America-1763-1815-A-Political-History/Cogliano/p/book/9781032150321) [The American Revolution at 250](https://www.upress.virginia.edu/title/10183/) The cover image features one of the Scottish Founders, John Witherspoon. Witherspoon was born in East Lothian, Scotland, in 1723. In 1768, he emigrated to New Jersey to become the President of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton). A staunch republican and Presbyterian, he believed that resisting tyranny was the duty of Christians. He signed the Declaration of Independence on behalf of the citizens of New Jersey in 1776.

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  Episode #41

  The Age of Revolutions in Spanish America and the US Declaration of Independence

  Jul 31, 202657 minS6

  “The Mexican Nation, which for three hundred years has not had its own will, nor the free use of its voice, rises today from the oppression in which it has lived… [The Mexican Nation] solemnly declares, through its Supreme Junta of the Empire, that it is a Sovereign Nation and independent from old Spain, with which, in the future, it will not maintain another union but that of a close friendship, in the terms prescribed by international treaties…” -Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire (1821) In today's episode, we explore the actual and perceived influence of the American Revolution on Spanish American revolutions. Topics include: -the debate over the influence of the American Revolution on subsequent Latin American independence movements -the history of New Spain (aka Mexico) -an exploration of the Age of Revolutions in Latin America, beginning with Venezuela in July 1811 -critiques of the claim that the US Declaration of Independence acted as a model for Latin American declarations of independence -the very different cultural, political, economic, and religious contexts that influenced American and Latin American -differences in British and Spanish forms of imperial governance, which led to different outcomes for the self-rule of the new United States and the new Latin American nations -the fact the representative institutions, local assemblies, and democratic cultures did not exist in the Spanish Empire--and were therefore difficult to create after the Latin American independence movements -a unique aspect of the Mexican insurgency as opposed to the American revolt, namely that the Mexican leaders were conservative Catholic priests, Miguel Hidalgo and Jose Maria Morelos -the impact of the new liberal Spanish Constitution, the Constitution of Cadiz of 1812, on Spanish America -the story of Agustin de Iturbide, or Agustin 1, the first emperor of Mexico -a reconsideration the claim that the American Revolution was influential in Spanish America The cover image depicts the Congress of Chilpancingo, which issued Mexico's first semi-official Declaration of Independence in 1813.

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  Episode #38

  The Meaning of Happiness in the Declaration of Independence

  Jul 3, 20261h 9mS6

  "Happiness" is mentioned twice in the opening lines of the Declaration of Independence, but what does it mean? In this episode, Prof. Darrin McMahon, best-selling author of _Happiness: A History_, outlines the history of happiness and its various meanings. Topics include: -the history of the word in English and other languages -happiness in the classical Greek and Roman philosophical traditions -happiness in the Judeo-Christian and Buddhist traditions -Enlightenment concepts of human happiness from thinkers like John Locke, Jeremy Bentham, William Blackstone, and Isaac Newton -the opposition between happiness and suffering in the Declaration -happiness in the Epicurean and Stoic traditions -Jefferson's understanding of happiness and the views of other Founders -enslaved, indigenous, and enslaved perspectives on happiness Prof. McMahon's books can be found here: [Happiness: A History](https://www.amazon.com/Happiness-History-Darrin-M-McMahon/dp/0802142893) [Equality: The History of an Elusive Idea](https://www.amazon.de/Equality-History-Darrin-M-McMahon/dp/0465093930) [Divine Fury: A History of Genius](https://www.amazon.de/Divine-Fury-Darrin-M-McMahon/dp/0465003257)

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  Episode #37

  Rum, Slavery, Piracy, and the Declaration of Independence

  Jun 19, 20261h 3mS6

  In this episode, we discuss the rum industry in connection with grievances #16 and #17 in the Declaration of Independence: "For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world" "For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent" Topics include the following: -an explanation of rum production, from sugarcane to the finished product -the origins of sugarcane and rum production in Barbados in the early 1600s -the development of distilleries in the Colonies, particularly Massachusetts, in the late 1600s -rum consumption in the Colonies by people in cities, slave traders, fishermen, and native Americans -the use of rum as a form of payment in the triangular slave trade -the imperial mercantilist competition between British rum and French brandy -the moral and religious history of rum and alcohol consumption -the Colonial activist movements that aimed to create political change, for example, by refusing to consume products made by enslaved people or by boycotting tea -the Molasses Act of 1733 and the Sugar Act of 1763 -the rise of rum smuggling and the association between rum and piracy -the deleted passage in the Declaration condemning slavery and its connection to the rum industry -the state of the rum industry, slavery, and the abolition movement after the formation of the United States -the development of the maple syrup industry as a moral alternative to the sugar and rum industry, which was driven by the immoral institution of slavery Prof. Smith's book can be found here: [The Invention of Rum: Creating the Quintessential Atlantic Commodity](https://www.pennpress.org/9781512828184/the-invention-of-rum/) His article in Commonplace can be found here: [Where's the Pirate?](https://commonplace.online/article/wheres-the-pirate/) The cover image features a sugarcane plantation with a mill and enslaved people in Antigua.

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  Episode #36

  Who Were the Loyalists? Revolutionary Politics in New York City

  Jun 5, 202652 minS6

  "He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us." In this episodes, we explore the many faces of Loyalism in the Colonies, particularly the Loyalist stronghold of New York City. Of course, Loyalists remained under the King's protection during the war, contrary to Grievance #23 of the Declaration of Independence. Topics include the following: -a description of the different Loyalists or Tories throughout the Colonies, including the rich and poor, black and white, Native and European, male and female -the origins of the Sons of Liberty in 1765 as a result of the Stamp Act -the development of the rift between Patriots and Loyalists -misconceptions about these categories, namely that many Sons of Liberty became Loyalists, such as Joseph Allicocke and James de Lancey -an overview of the political and legislative system of New York City and the ways in which the Stamp Act and the Quartering Act affected New Yorkers' perceptions of Parliament, the King, and their own political leaders -Alexander McDougall's opposition to de Lancey's support of the Quartering Act, and his authorship of his pamphlet To the Betrayed Inhabitants of New York -Edmund Burke's advocacy for the redress of legitimate Colonial grievances in Parliament -the growing strife between Patriots and Loyalists in Manhattan and the flight of Loyalist New Yorkers to New Jersey -the return of Loyalists to New York after the Battle of Long Island and the British capture of the city at the end of 1776 -an explanation of the oaths of allegiance to the King administered in occupied New York -the flight of Loyalists from New York City after the end of the war -the fate of Loyalists who chose to stay in the new United States after the war Dr. Minty's book can be found here: [Unfriendly to Liberty: Loyalist Networks and the Coming of the American Revolution in New York City](https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501769108/unfriendly-to-liberty/#bookTabs=1)

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