As July 4 Anniversary Approaches, We Remember Some State History | OAS Episode 263

About this episode

Experts discuss the origin stories of their states in relation to the American Revolution as the nation approaches the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

As the nation prepares to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, NCSL gathered a trio of experts to discuss the origin stories of their states. We discussed the status of each state at the time of the American Revolution, how the state's constitutions were written, and some other unusual historic notes.

Topics covered

• state history
• American Revolution
• state constitutions
• historical notes
• Declaration of Independence

Keywords

• state history
• American Revolution
• Declaration of Independence
• state constitutions
• historical notes

Mentioned in this episode

Places: American Revolution

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