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Episode 051: The Portsmouth Alarm
Episode 51
By the end of 1774 Britain had banned all munitions imports to the colonies. After fearing that the British Navy might seize munitions at Fort Willia…
8 years, 3 months ago
Episode 050: Britain Prepares for War
Episode 50
In late 1774, Prime Minister North calls for early elections. This results in a solid majority in favor of getting tough on the colonies. In reaction…
8 years, 4 months ago
Episode 049: The Provincial Congress of Massachusetts
Episode 49
Gen. Gage retreats with his regulars into Boston in the summer of 1774. Patriots take control of all of the rest of Massachusetts. They form their ow…
8 years, 4 months ago
Episode 048: The First Continental Congress
Episode 48
Parliament closed the Port of Boston following the Boston Tea Party. In response, colonial leaders met in Philadelphia in a "Grand Congress." Tories …
8 years, 4 months ago
Episode 047: The Suffolk Resolves
Episode 47
Gov. Gage decides he does not have a large enough army to control the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The armed colonists who confronted his regulars in th…
8 years, 4 months ago
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, 4 months 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, 5 months 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, 5 months 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, 5 months 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, 5 months ago