Episode 069: The South Joins the War
American Revolution Podcast
Michael Troy
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 4 November 2018
⏱️ 30 minutes
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| 0:33.8 | Hello. Hello and thank you for joining the American Revolution. |
| 0:47.0 | Today, episode 69, the South joins the war. |
| 0:52.0 | So for the last few months my episodes of centered around Boston and New England |
| 0:57.0 | with a few detours to Philadelphia or London. |
| 1:00.0 | Of course during that same period there was action happening all up and down the |
| 1:05.2 | continent. Just as I gave inordinate attention to New England, so did the folks in |
| 1:11.1 | London. Many in London thought the rebellion could be contained to New England. |
| 1:16.1 | However, just as they thought the New England problem was only the result of a few bad apples, |
| 1:21.3 | the ministry also underestimated the geographic scope of the problem. |
| 1:26.8 | So today I want to give a quick overview of the goings on in the late spring and summer of 1775 in the southern colonies. |
| 1:34.4 | When we last left Virginia Governor Lord Dunmore in May 1775, |
| 1:39.7 | he had tried to take possession of colonial powder. This had led Patrick Henry, leading a thousand |
| 1:46.0 | militiamen to confront him. Although they resolved that incident without bloodshed, Dunmore |
| 1:51.8 | realized he was no longer safe in Williamsburg. |
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