5: "Delenda est Bostonia:" a Congress, Paul Rides, & the First Shot at Lexington
History That Doesn't Suck
Prof. Greg Jackson
4.7 • 6.2K Ratings
🗓️ 1 November 2017
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
"Lay down your arms, you damned rebels, or you are all dead men."
This is the story of the First Continental Congress and the build-up to the Battle of Lexington and Concord. Delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies air their grievances against Parliament, and it doesn't go well. Paul Revere goes for a ride. Rather than making it to Concord, he gets to listen to soldiers threaten to "blow his brains out." The next morning, shots are fired at Lexington. War is here. British America will never be the same.
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| 0:26.8 | It's September 28th, 1774. |
| 0:36.1 | Rear near the edge of the Delaware River |
| 0:37.9 | in Philadelphia's old city neighborhood |
| 0:40.2 | at Carpenter's Hall. |
| 0:41.9 | And what a gorgeous place this is. |
| 0:45.0 | It's a two-story, mostly red brick building |
| 0:47.6 | accented with less frequent black bricks |
| 0:49.8 | and the flimish bond pattern. |
| 0:51.8 | White trim makes its upper-level windows pop |
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