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Episode 021: The Colonies React to Taxes
Episode 21
Following the passage of the Sugar Act in 1764, the British colonies in North America begin to organize opposition. The new taxes and trade enforceme…
8 years, 10 months ago
Episode 020: The Sugar Act & Currency Act of 1764
Episode 20
In 1764, with Britain under a massive debt from the Seven Years War and with increased costs of maintaining its new colonies, the Grenville Ministry …
8 years, 10 months ago
Episode 019: Suppressing the Indians
Episode 19
In 1764, in response to the Native American attacks known as Pontiac's War, the colonists strike back at the Indians, killing the guilty and innocent…
8 years, 11 months ago
Episode 018: Pontiac's War
Episode 18
By 1763, France has left Canada after losing the the French and Indian war. British soldiers and colonists continue to occupy land west of the Allegh…
8 years, 11 months ago
Episode 017: Parsons Cause, Bishops, and Trade
Episode 17
As the Seven Years War comes to an end, Britain and her colonies begin bickering over issues unrelated to the war. In Virginia, a new lawyer named Pa…
8 years, 11 months ago
Episode 016: Treaty of Paris & Wilkes Affair
Episode 16
The French try for one last land claim in North America at the Battle of Signal Hill. Following the end of combat, the British army in America shrink…
8 years, 11 months ago
Episode 015: Cherokee Uprising, Fighting in West Indies & Spain joins the War.
Episode 15
The Cherokee go to war against the settlers in the Carolinas who are encroaching on their land. Britain captures French colonies in the West Indies (…
9 years ago
Episode 014: Canada Becomes British & Britain Gets King George III
Episode 14
The British Army in America captures the final concentration of French forces at Montreal in 1760. This effectively ends major combat operations in N…
9 years ago
Episode 013: The Battle of Quebec
Episode 13
British Gen. Wolfe defeats French Gen. Montcalm on the Plains of Abraham in 1759. The British capture the key city of Quebec.
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9 years ago
Episode 012: The Fall of Forts Duquesne, Niagara, and Carillon
Episode 12
After convincing most Indians to abandon the French in the Ohio Valley, the British take Fort Duquesne at the end of 1758. Gen. Amherst takes command…
9 years ago