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. Britain finally ends the Seven Years War with France and Spain through the Treaty of Paris in 1763. British politician John Wilkes learns the hard way that although the King has gotten involved in politics, you cannot criticize the King like any other politician. He goes on to become a hero for the cause of British liberities.
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Episode 060: Securing Lake Champlain
Episode 059: Taking Fort Ticonderoga
Episode 058: Slavery and Liberty
Episode 057: Regulars and Provincials
Episode 056: The Shot Heard 'Round the World
Episode 055: British Retreat from Lexington and Concord
Episode 054: British Advance on Lexington and Concord
Episode 053: Paul Revere Rides
Episode 052: Salem Alarm & Hearts and Minds
Episode 051: The Portsmouth Alarm
Episode 050: Britain Prepares for War
Episode 049: The Provincial Congress of Massachusetts
Episode 048: The First Continental Congress
Episode 047: The Suffolk Resolves
Episode 046: The Powder Alarm
Episode 045: Governing from Salem
Episode 044: Lord Dunmore's War
Episode 043: Colonies React to the Coercive Acts
Episode 042: The Coercive Acts
Episode 041: Tea Party Aftermath
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