How much do you know about the first acts of resistance in the 13 American colonies that led to revolution 10 years later? What were the two act passed by British Parliament that stirred up resentment amongst the colonists? Who was behind for those acts and how did he make the situation worse? The colonists didn’t cry “No taxation without representation” because they didn’t want to pay taxes. The people in the colonies wanted to work with England but the crown wanted control over the colonies.

On today’s episode of Founded we’re finding out what happened when the stamp situation came to a head. The colonists wrote letters, petitioned and debated in their local provincial governments but to no avail. Patrick Henry wrote his resolves, other colonies wrote more, there’s some interesting math that happens. And Boston? Well, Boston started a riot.

Key Players:

Patriots

Patrick Henry: Newcomer and boat rocker in the Virginia House of Burgesses

James Otis Jr: Prominent Boston lawyer, member of the council; enjoyed writing papers,pamphlets, and articles in the newspaper

Samuel Adams: Didn’t excel at traditional work, did excel at politics and propaganda, patriot leader, considered a tree

Loyalists

George Grenville: British Prime Minister, mastermind behind the stamp act, really loved stamps

Thomas Hutchinson: Lt. Governor of Massachusetts Bay colony, really loved his colony, very unloved by his colony

Francis Bernard: Royal Governor of Massachusetts Bay colony, thought he’d had an easy administration, decidedly did not have an easy administration Andrew Oliver: Brother-in-law of Thomas Hutchinson, appointed to the lucrative position of stamp master

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