258 John Dickinson: Life, Religion, and Politics

Ben Franklin's World

Liz Covart

History, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 1 October 2019

⏱️ 61 minutes

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The Second Continental Congress voted for independence on July 2, 1776 with 12 colonies and one abstention. The delegation from New York abstained from the vote. And Pennsylvania voted in favor of independence because two of its delegates were persuaded not to attend the vote given their opposition. John Dickinson was one of the two delegates who absented himself from the vote. Later, he would refuse to sign the Declaration of Independence. But why?   Jane Calvert, an Associate Professor of History at the University of Kentucky and the Director/Editor of The John Dickinson Writings Project, joins us to explore the life, religion, and political views of John Dickinson.   Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/258 Listener Meet Up Atlanta, Georgia October 12, 4pm Sponsor Links Omohundro Institute The Ben Franklin's World Shop Complementary Episodes Episode 088: Michael McDonnell, The History of History Writing Episode 145: Rosemarie Zagarri, Mercy Otis Warren and the American Revolution Episode 150: Woody Holton, Abigail Adams: Revolutionary Speculator Episode 153: Committees and Congresses: Governments of the American Revolution Episode 160: The Politics of Tea Episode 179: George Van Cleve, Governance During the Critical Period Episode 229: Patrick Griffin, The Townshend Moment Listen! Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Ben Franklin's World iOS App Ben Franklin's World Android App Helpful Links Join the Ben Franklin's World Facebook Group Ben Franklin’s World Twitter: @BFWorldPodcast Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page Sign-up for the Franklin Gazette Newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Ben Franklin's world.
0:17.0	The podcast dedicated to helping you,
0:19.3	learn more about how the people and events of our early American past have shaped the present day world we live in.
0:25.2	And I'm your host, Liz Kovart.
0:28.0	Have you ever looked at the journals for the Continental Congress and explored the vote for independence. It's actually quite fascinating.
0:34.6	The Second Continental Congress voted for independence on July 2, 1776, with 12 colonies
0:39.7	voting in favor for independence and one abstaining from the vote.
0:43.2	Now the abstention came from the New York delegation.
0:45.7	The New York delegates felt they lack permission to vote on the subject from the New York Provincial
0:49.2	Congress, so they opted not to vote on July 2nd.
0:52.3	Instead, they waited until they had permission to vote
0:54.7	and then voted in favor for independence on July 9.
0:58.1	And that brings us to Pennsylvania.
1:00.5	Pennsylvania was able to vote in favor for independence and do so unanimously,
1:04.5	because two of its delegates who were opposed to the matter
1:07.4	were persuaded not to attend the vote.
1:09.5	And one of those two delegates was John Dickinson.
1:12.1	Dickinson not only absented himself from the vote,
1:15.0	but later he would refuse to sign the Declaration of Independence.
1:18.9	But why?
1:20.5	Jane Calvert, an associate professor of history at the University of Kentucky, and the director and editor of the John Dickinson Writing Project, joins us to explore the life, religion, and political views of John Dickinson.
1:32.0	Now, during our conversation, Jane reveals information about John Dickinson's
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