Name: Robert Morris and Haym Salomon: The Men Who Financed American Freedom
Uploaded: 2025-05-07T22:14:23+00:00
Duration: 17 min 29 s
Description: In this episode of America’s Founding Series, Professor Nicholas Giordano tells the extraordinary but often overlooked story of Robert Morris & Haym Salomon: The Men Who Financed American Freedom. Whi

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In this episode of America’s Founding Series, Professor Nicholas Giordano tells the extraordinary but often overlooked story of Robert Morris & Haym Salomon: The Men Who Financed American Freedom. While the Revolution was fought with muskets and courage, it was won with money, and these two patriots provided it. From Salomon’s imprisonment by the British to the desperate scramble for $20,000 that saved the Yorktown campaign, this episode reveals how their financial sacrifices helped secure American independence. Without Morris and Salomon, the Revolution may have collapsed before victory was ever possible. Professor Giordano reveals how these forgotten patriots risked everything for liberty and why their names deserve a place alongside America’s most celebrated founders.

Episode Highlights:
The dramatic moment when George Washington demanded, “Send for Haym Salomon,” to save the Yorktown campaign.

How Robert Morris created a financial system from scratch to sustain the Revolution, and died in debt for it.

The little-known story of Salomon’s arrest, espionage, and tireless fundraising efforts under British surveillance.

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Timestamps
00:00 Introduction to America's Founding Series
01:10 The Role of Unsung Heroes in the Revolution
03:21 Robert Morris: The Financial Architect
04:57 Haym Salomon: The Linguistic Prodigy
05:48 Morris Creates a Financial System to Keep the Continental Congress Funded
07:14 The British Catch and Imprison Salomon
09:20 The Financial Crisis of 1781
12:06 The Call for Action: Morris and Solomon's Contributions
14:31 The Tragic Endings of Morris and Salomon