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Civics 101

How making people wait sparked the American Revolution

Civics 101

NHPR

History, Government, Society & Culture

4.22.6K Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2026

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Once upon a time, American British colonists were separated from power, decision-making, culture and information by thousands of miles and many weeks. As Helena Yoo-Roth puts it, time flowed evenly outward from the homeland. This is the story of waiting, longing and realizing that time might just be on our side as we approached the American Revolutionary War. Helena Yoo-Roth is the author of the forthcoming American Timelines: Imperial Communications, Colonial Time-Consciousness, and the Coming of the American Revolution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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