The Struggle for American Independence: The First Continental Congress
In this episode, I cover the First Continental Congress β a convention of delegates from the colonies to determine a concerted response to the Intolerable Acts. Two basic political factions developed in the Congress, which thwarted the type of radical opposition to...
The Struggle for American Independence: The Coercive Acts
In this episode, I cover the Coercive Acts β referred to in modern times as the Intolerable Acts. These were a series of laws passed by the British Parliament in early 1774 to punish the colonies (especially Massachusetts), for the destruction of tea. I cover the...
The Struggle for American Independence: The Tea Parties
In this episode, I cover the tea parties β concerted acts of resistance against the Tea Act of 1773 β 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...