Events Leading to the Revolutionary War (Part 2)

Episode 006, Events Leading to the Revolutionary War (Part 2), continues our conversation from last week and summarizes the remaining events leading to the American Revolutionary War. This episode will discuss:

• The Boston Massacre

• The Tea Act

• The Boston Tea Party

• The intolerable Acts

  • The Boston Port Act

  • Massachusetts Government Act

  • Administration of Justice Act (Murder Act)

We will end this episode by introducing the gathering of the Continental Congress, which would eventually lead to the colonies going to war. 

References

• Free

  • Observations on the Tea and Window Act: And on the Tea Trade. By Richard Twining, Volume 7

  • The Boston Tea Party, December 1773

  • Coercion Gone Wrong: Colonial Response to the Boston Port Act

  • Massachusetts Government Act

  • Administration of Justice Act

• Amazon

The Boston Massacre American Tempest: How the Boston Tea Party Sparked a Revolution Defiance of the Patriots: The Boston Tea Party and the Making of America Journal of the American Revolution: Annual Volume 2018 (Journal of the American Revolution Books) American Scripture: Making the Declaration of Independence