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“The Shot Heard ‘Round the World:” The Coming of the American Revolution!”
Witnessing History Education Foundation ^ | 22/1/24
Posted on 3/18/2024, 2:11:50 PM by Eleutheria5
It illustrates how Great Britain’s attempt to make the American colonies pay for its debts, among other issues, brought about the revolt. British Parliament’s passage of The Stamp Act, the Sugar Act, the Tea Act, and the Intolerable Acts!
The Boston Massacre, The Boston Tea Party, The Battles at Lexington and Concord:
Dramatic narration and authentically recreated scenes, enhanced with an original score, chronicles the settlement of the American Colonies, the formation of colonial governments, and the tension that resulted from the economic strain on Great Britain for its prosecution of the Seven Years War with France. It illustrates how Great Britain’s attempt to make the American colonies pay for its debts, among other issues, brought about the revolt.
British Parliament’s passage of The Stamp Act, the Sugar Act, the Tea Act, and the Intolerable Acts, and the effects of those on the colonies, are all thoroughly explained. The reaction of American settlers on the frontier, settling lands beyond the Proclamation Line of 1763, to events in Boston is portrayed. The production includes a dramatic portrayal of the opening battles at Lexington and Concord, and follows the disorganized militias from there to Boston, where 20,000 militia laid siege to the city and the British troops occupying Boston.
(Excerpt) Read more at youtube.com …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqcndo3C1pk
