Episode 20: The Boston Massacre

Things just kept getting worse between Britain and the American Colonies, and tensions boil over in Boston in what is now called "The Boston Massacre." How the people reacted is just as important as how it happened. Find out all the details in this episode!

That image is from an engraving Paul Revere made to illustrate the Boston Massacre. You can look at the whole image with the words here. 

Check out that engraving, and six others, here to get seven different perspectives on what happened that day! 

Coloring page from Supercoloring

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Episode 19: No Taxation Without Representation

Britain had to pay for the French and Indian War and, through things like the Stamp Act, were raising taxes on American Colonists to do it. The colonists didn't think it was fair that they could be taxed when their voices weren't even being heard by the British- they weren't being represented. The cry of "no taxation without representation" took hold in the American Colonies, and the idea that people deserved to be heard by their government was one that would change the world.

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Tax Stamps from the tax act of 1765

This cartoon by Benjamin Franklin was popular when protesting the Stamp Act to symbolize colonial unity against the British. It was sometimes printed saying "Unite or Die." You can read more about it here. 

Episode 18: The Trouble Begins

After the French and Indian War, Great Britain needed to raise money. They did that by taxing the American colonies- without giving colonists any say in it. Here comes trouble between Britain and the American Colonies, and the colonists' favorite saying: "no taxation without representation." 

Women spin wool at home after the Wool Act

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Patrick Henry coloring page. Source.

Episode 17: The French and Indian War

I'm so excited to be back! 

American colonists fought with the British army in The French and Indian War, but we don't talk about it much anymore. Today, we have an expert from Fort Ticonderoga, which was really important during the war, to tell us all about why it mattered so much.

Death of General Wolfe by Benjamin West, painted in 1770

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Ethan Allen captures Fort Ticonderoga. Source

Episode 16: Colonial Christmas

Two things I love are Christmas and learning about colonial America, so I am crazy about this episode. Matt Arthur from Tryon Palace in North Carolina joins us to answer Christmas questions from the incredible 6 year-old Ella. 

In this episode, learn all about how Christmas was celebrated in Colonial times.