In this episode, I cover the tea parties โ concerted acts of resistance against the Tea Act of 1773 โ that broke out in many of the colonies. While almost all histories of the timeframe concentrate on the Boston Tea Party, I felt it was important to cover how other colonies responded to the Tea Act as well. I conclude by foreshadowing the British policies to come, which would treat Massachusetts especially harshly for their radical gesture in Boston Harbor.
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Recommended Readings:
-Harlow Giles Unger, American Tempest: How the Boston Tea Party Sparked a Revolution
โMercy Otis Warren, The Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution
โMurray Rothbard, Conceived in Liberty
-Dave Benner,ย Compact of the Republic: The League of States and the Constitutionย (Chapter 2)
- Today in History: Newly Independent American States Sign Treaty of Alliance With France - February 6, 2024
- Thomas Paine: A Lifetime of Radicalism - October 3, 2023
- Thomas Paine Played Dodgeball With Death - September 23, 2023