Revolutions

Legend Has It: The Shot Heard Round the World

021- The Guns of Ticonderoga

After the skirmishes at Lexington and Concord, war between Britain and the colonies broke out. George Washington was appointed commander-in-chief and laid siege to Boston.

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The Boston Tea Party

The Boston Tea Party led Parliament to pass the Intolerable Acts in 1774. The colonists were really super not amused. 

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019- The Townshend Acts

After the failure of the Stamp Act, Parliament passed a new set of taxes known as the Townshend Acts. The colonists were not amused. 

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018- The Stamp Act

After the French and Indian War, the British Ministry started levying new taxes on the colonies. The colonists were not amused. 

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017- The New World

A brief tour of the Thirteen Colonies. 

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016- The Restoration

The Monarchy was restored in 1660. 

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Supplemental- Sir Edward Hyde, First Earl of Clarendon

After serving in Parliament and the courts of both Charles I and Charles II, Edward Hyde wrote a massively influential history of the English Civil Wars.

Update: Fixed pronunciation of "Skilly Isles" and corrected Hyde's relationship to Queen Mary and Queen Anne."

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015- The Good Old Cause

Oliver Cromwell died on September 3, 1658. His son and heir Richard was unable to hold the Protectorate together.

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Supplemental- The War on Christmas

After the Puritans came to power they tried to abolish Christmas. Seriously. 

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