Episode 021: The Colonies React to Taxes
Following the passage of the Sugar Act in 1764, the British colonies in North America begin to organize opposition. The new taxes and trade enforcement policies hits the colonies just when they are ex...
3 Dec 201721min
Episode 020: The Sugar Act & Currency Act of 1764
In 1764, with Britain under a massive debt from the Seven Years War and with increased costs of maintaining its new colonies, the Grenville Ministry passes the Sugar Act to raise revenue from the colo...
26 Nov 201720min
Episode 019: Suppressing the Indians
In 1764, in response to the Native American attacks known as Pontiac's War, the colonists strike back at the Indians, killing the guilty and innocent alike. Gen. Amherst approves use of smallpox again...
19 Nov 201721min
Episode 018: Pontiac's War
By 1763, France has left Canada after losing the the French and Indian war. British soldiers and colonists continue to occupy land west of the Allegheny mountains in violation of promises. To save mon...
12 Nov 201721min
Episode 017: Parsons Cause, Bishops, and Trade
As the Seven Years War comes to an end, Britain and her colonies begin bickering over issues unrelated to the war. In Virginia, a new lawyer named Patrick Henry convinces a jury not to pay ministers t...
5 Nov 201722min
Episode 016: Treaty of Paris & Wilkes Affair
The French try for one last land claim in North America at the Battle of Signal Hill. Following the end of combat, the British army in America shrinks, removing men and money from the colonies. Britai...
29 Okt 201720min
Episode 015: Cherokee Uprising, Fighting in West Indies & Spain joins the War.
The Cherokee go to war against the settlers in the Carolinas who are encroaching on their land. Britain captures French colonies in the West Indies (what we today call the Caribbean). Newcastle and Pi...
22 Okt 201720min
Episode 014: Canada Becomes British & Britain Gets King George III
The British Army in America captures the final concentration of French forces at Montreal in 1760. This effectively ends major combat operations in North America. With the death of his grandfather, 22...
15 Okt 201719min
