American Revolution | Liberty or Death | 1
American History Tellers
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🗓️ 3 June 2026
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
In 1765, King George III and his ministers in the British Parliament sparked outrage in the American Colonies when they announced they were issuing the Stamp Act, the first direct tax on the Colonies. American critics decried the “taxation without representation,” and Boston radicals staged protests, boycotts, and attacks on tax collectors.
After a decade of growing tension over taxes, representation, and imperial control, the first shots of the Revolutionary War rang out in the Massachusetts countryside, as colonial militiamen confronted British regulars on the Lexington village green.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, American history teller listeners. I have an exciting announcement. I'm going on tour and coming to a theater near you. |
| 0:06.8 | This live show is a thrilling evening of history, storytelling, and music with a full band accompanying me as we look back to explore the days that made America. |
| 0:15.4 | And they aren't the days that you might think. Sure, everyone knows July 4th, 1776. We'll be hearing a lot about that date this year, |
| 0:22.4 | but there are many other days that are maybe even more influential. So come out to see me |
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| 0:48.5 | Imagine it's the night of April 18, 1775. You're a major in the British Army, |
| 0:54.8 | and you're galloping down a country road |
| 0:56.4 | outside Lexington, Massachusetts, |
| 0:58.3 | with a small contingent of soldiers. |
| 1:00.7 | Tomorrow morning, you're planning to seize colonial munitions |
| 1:03.6 | stored in the nearby town of Concord, |
| 1:06.0 | part of a move to crack down on rising defiance in the colonies. |
| 1:09.9 | But right now, your objective is to overtake a lone colonist racing down the road ahead of you. |
| 1:15.5 | You know Patriot spies are everywhere, and you can't risk word of your plans getting out, |
| 1:20.4 | so you spur your men on, fanning out to hem in the rider and force him to pull up short. |
| 1:25.8 | With a tug of your reins, you close the ring around him |
| 1:28.2 | and draw your pistol. I order you to dismount. The rider swings down from his saddle in a smooth |
| 1:34.6 | motion and raises his hands in a defensive gesture, but you keep your pistol steady. |
| 1:39.3 | Who are you? My name is Revere. What? You don't mean Paul Revere, the very same.' |
| 1:44.4 | "'You trade knowing glances with the others. Revere's reputation as a rabble-rouser is known to every |
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