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Episode 046: The Powder Alarm
Episode 046: The Powder Alarm

Episode 46

On September 1, 1774, Gen. Gage sends a regiment to secure gunpowder stored at a powder house several miles from Boston. The regulars also seize seve…

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Episode 045: Governing from Salem
Episode 045: Governing from Salem

Episode 45

Governor Gage moves the colonial government to Salem and begins enforcing his policy of firmness, ignoring colonial protests and implementing the Coe…

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Episode 044: Lord Dunmore's War
Episode 044: Lord Dunmore's War

Episode 44

In late 1774 Governor of Virginia, Lord Dunmore leads militia into Western Virginia. He hopes to stop local tribes who are attacking colonists. Tribe…

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Episode 043: Colonies React to the Coercive Acts
Episode 043: Colonies React to the Coercive Acts

Episode 43

Gen. Gage travels to Boston to replace Hutchinson as the new Governor of Massachusetts. The tough talking Gage had assured officials in London he cou…

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Episode 042: The Coercive Acts
Episode 042: The Coercive Acts

Episode 42

In response to the Boston Tea Party, Parliament gets tough by passing several acts designed to punish Massachusetts. The Boston Port Act closes Bosto…

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Episode 041: Tea Party Aftermath
Episode 041: Tea Party Aftermath

Episode 41

Despite the open destruction of private property, the colonies generally seem to approve of Boston's reaction to the tea ships. When another tea ship…

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Episode 040: The Boston Tea Party
Episode 040: The Boston Tea Party

Episode 40

Parliament tries to win the fight over tariffs by greatly reducing the cost of tea, and maintaining only a nominal three pence per pound tax on tea. …

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Episode 039: The Politics of Tea
Episode 039: The Politics of Tea

Episode 39

After several years of calm in the colonies, Parliament changes the way tea is distributed and taxed throughout the Empire. Mostly, this is an attemp…

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Episode 038: The Green Mountain Boys
Episode 038: The Green Mountain Boys

Episode 38

After New Hampshire issues thousands of land grants in a disputed region, New York gets the King to declare the land part of the New York colony. New…

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Episode 037: Committees of Correspondence and the Colony of Vandalia
Episode 037: Committees of Correspondence and the Colony of Vandalia

Episode 37

As events quiet down after 1770, London tries to make many minor behind the scenes changes to the colonial power structure, making it harder for the …

8 years, 3 months ago

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