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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…
8 years, 1 month ago
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…
8 years, 1 month ago
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…
8 years, 1 month ago
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…
8 years, 1 month ago
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…
8 years, 1 month ago
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…
8 years, 2 months ago
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. …
8 years, 2 months ago
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…
8 years, 2 months ago
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…
8 years, 2 months ago
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