With officials in Boston unable to control the people and enforce the law, Secretary of State Hillsborough decides enough is enough and orders four regiments of British regulars to occupy the town. Radical colonists debate resisting the troops by force of arms, but decide in the end to back down. Instead, they simply send protests to London. Locals harass the soldiers at every opportunity, and make the occupation as difficult as possible. The Navy attempts to impress (force) local sailors into the fleet, leading to the death of a British officer from those resisting impressment. Gov. Bernard is recalled to London and will never return, leaving Lt. Governor Hutchinson in charge. Leading radical James Otis suffers an attack that leads to mental instability and his eventual withdrawal from politics.
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Episode 130 Fort McIntosh, Georgia
Episode 129 Prisoners of War
Episode 128 Fort Independence
Episode 127 The Forage War
Episode 126 The Battle of Princeton
Episode 125 Second Battle of Trenton
Episode 124 Back Across the Delaware
Episode 123 First Battle of Trenton
Episode 122 Crossing the Delaware
Episode 121 Battle of Iron Works Hill
Episode 120 The American Crisis
Episode 119 Fort Cumberland Nova Scotia and Newport Rhode Island
Episode 118 British Capture Stockton and Lee
Episode 117 Retreat Across New Jersey
Episode 116 American Terrorist in Britain
Episode 115 Congress and French Diplomacy
Episode 114 Escape from Fort Lee
Episode 113 The Fall of Fort Washington
Episode 112 The Battle of White Plains
Episode 111 Retreat from Lake Champlain
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