Britain's Target on John Hancock's Back | Lawyers, Loopholes & Revolution
On today's episode of Founded we're finding out what happens when customs puts a target on the back of one of the most popular and richest merchants in all of New England, John Hancock. Spoiler alert:...
19 Jun 56min
How Great Britain Lost An Argument To A Newspaper
On today’s episode of Founded we’re finding out how Boston started the American Revolution via newspapers. Obviously Samuel Adams is the star of the show but it’s more than what he did, it’s how he di...
12 Jun 58min
Boston Bullied The British Army
On today’s episode of Founded we’re finding out about the beginning of the military occupation of Boston. Samuel Adams crafted the circular letter on behalf of Massachusetts about the Townshend Acts a...
5 Jun 59min
The First Time Boston Became An Occupied City
On today’s episode of Founded we find out more about the incredibly unhinged James Otis Jr and the way that Samuel Adams found his way to becoming the chief rabble rouser. The royal governor couldn’t ...
29 Mai 55min
Writs, Riots And Rabble Rousers
n today’s episode of Founded we’re finding out about what happened in Boston following the news of the Townshend Acts. Samuel Adams was committed to chaos while John Hancock was committed to being a p...
22 Mai 56min
No Mobs, No Tumults, No Promises
On today’s episode of Founded we’re finding out about the drama in the Massachusetts General Court during the late 1760’s. The radical rabble rousers filled the assembly and made it their mission to m...
15 Mai 59min
Radicals And Revenue Acts
On today’s episode of Founded we’re finding out about John Hancock and his rise to political power after the repeal of the Stamp Act. Samuel Adams was beginning to lose his footing as the leader of th...
8 Mai 52min
The Man Behind The Misquote: Paul Revere
On today’s episode of founded we’re finding out about Paul revere and who he was when he wasn’t riding a horse at midnight. In fact, we hardly even talk about that part of Paul’s life. As it turns out...
1 Mai 1h 6min
