This story of the American Revolution that was produced by the A&E cable network might lead you to reassess what you learned in school. If you think
George Washington was the founder of the country, guess again. It was a guy
named Sam Adams played here by Ben Barnes. A hard drinking tavern habitue,
Adams led the Sons Of Liberty in their agitation against the King's taxes.
First civilian governor Hutchinson and then when Boston goes under military occupation by General Thomas Gage the Sons of Liberty keep up the agitation. Pretty soon the other colonies who have their agitators in less degree admittedly than Massachusetts start listening. It all ends with the Second Continental Congress and the Declaration of Independence.
You could write a history of the American Revolution from the point of view of all the colonies though Massachusetts probably would be the liveliest.
I wonder what happened to James Otis in this Massachusetts story. A major error on the part of A&E.
Still this is a good primer on how the USA came to be.
First civilian governor Hutchinson and then when Boston goes under military occupation by General Thomas Gage the Sons of Liberty keep up the agitation. Pretty soon the other colonies who have their agitators in less degree admittedly than Massachusetts start listening. It all ends with the Second Continental Congress and the Declaration of Independence.
You could write a history of the American Revolution from the point of view of all the colonies though Massachusetts probably would be the liveliest.
I wonder what happened to James Otis in this Massachusetts story. A major error on the part of A&E.
Still this is a good primer on how the USA came to be.