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American Revolution Podcast

Episode 071 Britain Prepares to Crush a Rebellion

American Revolution Podcast

Michael Troy

History, Education

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2018

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Over the winter of 1775-76, the Ministry in Britain decides to use overwhelming force to put an end to colonial resistance. The King refuses to receive the Olive Branch Petition and makes clear that he supports Parliament in this fight and calls for the use of force to suppress colonial treason. He also starts recruiting German speaking mercenaries to supplement the British Army. The ministry also dumps General Gage and Secretary Dartmouth, replacing them with General Howe and Secretary Germain. The ministry also implements a blockade of North America. Meanwhile France begins to pay attention to the rebellion. It sends its first unofficial envoy to Philadelphia to see if it makes sense to provide some covert assistance. Visit https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com for more text, pictures, maps, and sources on this week's episode.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Today episode 71 Britain prepares to crush a rebellion.

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For the last few weeks I've been talking about how all the colonies rose up almost simultaneously

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after the battles of Lexington and Concord, threw out their royal governors and took over their colonies.

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Officials in London observed the events of 1775 with increasing astonishment and frustration.

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Everyone was telling King George, Prime Minister, Lord North,

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and Secretary of State Lord Dartmouth

1:21.2

that putting a little military pressure on the colonies would force them to back down and

1:25.5

everything would return to normal. That was what former Massachusetts Governor Hutchinson was saying in

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London. That was what the current royal governors

1:34.4

and the colonies were telling them. That was what Governor General Gage had told

1:38.5

everyone in 1774 before he left for America. That was what Generals Howe, Burgoyne, and Clinton had said in early 1775

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before they left for America.

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That was the consensus of the overwhelming majority in Parliament and the Officer Corps as well.

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