Episode 049: The Provincial Congress of Massachusetts

American Revolution Podcast

Michael Troy

History, Education

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2018

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Gen. Gage retreats with his regulars into Boston in the summer of 1774. Patriots take control of all of the rest of Massachusetts. They form their own government, independent of royal authority. The Provincial Congress organizes a militia army, develops minutemen as a rapid reaction force, and names generals, led by Artemas Ward, for its independent army. The Congress also organizes logistics and creates a civilian Committee of Safety to run its military. One of the Committee members, Benjamin Church turns out to be a spy for General Gage, giving Gage an open window into all the Patriot planning and preparation for war. Visit my site at https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com for more text, pictures, maps, and sources on this topic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:47.0	Today episode 49 the Pervigial Congress of Massachusetts.
0:53.0	Last week we looked at the Continental Congress,
0:56.0	which took place in Philadelphia
0:58.0	in September and October 1774.
1:01.0	While leading Patriots were away in Philadelphia trying to get the entire continent on board for the struggle, others remained in Massachusetts continuing the struggle against General Gage in Boston.
1:14.3	As I discussed a few episodes back,
1:16.6	Massachusetts jurisdictions outside of Boston
1:20.1	had forced their courts and other government offices to close.
1:24.1	They did this to protest appointments under the Massachusetts Government Act,
1:28.9	one of the hated coercive acts.
1:31.2	On October 4th, about a month after the powder alarms pushed the British Army into the defensive posture in Boston,
1:38.0	the people of Worcester took a further step. They instructed their delegate to the upcoming Provincial Congress
1:46.1	that unless the Coercive Act changes to the colonial charter were repealed,
1:50.8	they considered themselves absolved of any obligations under the charter.
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