Key Battles of the Revolutionary War, Part 2: Background to the War

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History Unplugged

Society & Culture, History

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🗓️ 19 September 2019

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Our series is picking up steam as we jump to the years immediately prior to the Shot Heard 'Round the World. James and Scott discuss the interregnum between the French-Indian War and the Revolutionary War, the Sugar Act (1764), the Stamp Act (1765), then Townsend Acts (1767), the Boston Massacre (1770), the Tea Act (1773), and the Coercive Acts (1774).

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0:00.0	The History of North America podcast is a sweeping historical saga of the United States,
0:09.3	Canada, and Mexico from their deep origins to our present epoch.
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0:20.7	wonderful, and tragic stories of North America's inhabitants, heroes, villains, leaders,
0:27.1	environment, and geography.
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0:32.1	Many people learn about history as a collection of names, dates, and places, but history is so much more interesting than that.
0:40.0	It's the stories of the men and women who made those places an event matter.
0:44.7	It's the story of the farmer in the field, as much as it is the story of the man in the Oval Office.
0:50.2	I'm Chris from Vlogging Through History.
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1:05.7	Welcome to the History Unplugged Podcast,
1:11.0	the unscripted show that celebrates unsung heroes,
1:14.5	myth busts historical lies, and rediscoveres the forgotten stories that changed our world.
1:21.1	I'm your host, Scott Rank.
1:28.4	Everyone, welcome back to our series on key battles in the Revolutionary War.
1:32.8	In the last episode, we looked at the big systemic changes that were happening in the world of the 18th century
1:38.6	that made the Revolutionary War possible, changes in warfare and weapons,
1:42.5	changes in philosophy and humanities understanding of itself,
1:46.0	changes in the American colonies, and changes in the British government policy.
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