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Episode 036: Sinking the HMS Gaspee
Episode 36
Rhode Island colonists, like just about all other colonists, greatly resented the new tough enforcement of trade laws by British officials. It made p…
8 years, 3 months ago
Episode 035: Carolina Regulators and the Battle of Alamance
Episode 35
In both North and South Carolina, colonists on the western frontier run into conflicts with the east coast dominated government. Westerners in each s…
8 years, 3 months ago
Episode 034: Massacre Fallout and Townshend Acts Repealed
Episode 34
After British Regulars kill five colonists and injure others at what becomes known as the Boston Massacre, local radicals force the government to rel…
8 years, 3 months ago
Episode 033: The Boston Massacre
Episode 33
Over the winter of 1769-70, locals in Boston make life as uncomfortable as possible for the British Regulars occupying the city. Fights break out reg…
8 years, 4 months ago
Episode 032: The Battle of Golden Hill
Episode 32
During the winter of 1769-70, New Yorkers fight with British Regulars. When New York failed to come up with sufficient money to quarter the soldiers,…
8 years, 4 months ago
Episode 031: Wilkes and Liberty & Tar and Feathers
Episode 31
Radical John Wilkes returns from France in 1768 to face the charges for seditious libel. He would spend the next two years in prison, during which ti…
8 years, 4 months ago
Episode 030: The Occupation of Boston
Episode 30
With officials in Boston unable to control the people and enforce the law, Secretary of State Hillsborough decides enough is enough and orders four …
8 years, 4 months ago
Episode 029: The Liberty Riot
Episode 29
The American Board of Customs arrives in Boston in 1767 ready to enforce the new Townshend duties. With the backing of the British Navy, the Board tr…
8 years, 5 months ago
Episode 028: Letters from a Pennsylvania Farmer
Episode 28
Following passage of the Towshend Acts in 1767, the colonists are unsure how to respond. These are import tariffs, not taxes, which was the line they…
8 years, 5 months ago
Episode 027: Prime Minister Pitt Falls from Power
Episode 27
Prime Minister William Pitt's illness prevents him from running his administration. The Duke of Grafton becomes acting Prime Minister for over a year…
8 years, 5 months ago