HIST 116: The American Revolution
Lecture 07 - Being a Revolutionary. Professor Freeman continues her discussion of the Boston Massacre and how it represented a growing sense of alienation between the American colonists and the British authorities. The Americans and British both felt that the colonies were subordinate to Parliament in some way, but differed in their ideas of the exact nature of the imperial relationship. This period saw the formation of non-importation associations to discourage merchants from importing British goods, as well as committees of correspondence to coordinate resistance. One instance of such resistance occurred in December 1773, when Boston radicals who were frustrated with the Tea Act threw shipments of tea into Boston Harbor. (from oyc.yale.edu)
| Lecture 07 - Being a Revolutionary |
| Time | Lecture Chapters |
| [00:00:00] | 1. Different Conceptions of Colonists' Relationship to Britain |
| [00:07:55] | 2. The Growth of Non-importation Associations in the Colonies |
| [00:19:05] | 3. Taxing as Display of British Supremacy: Parliament's Reactions |
| [00:26:34] | 4. The Impact of the Tea Tax and the Development of Committees of Correspondence |
| [00:33:50] | 5. Colonial Interpretation of and Reactions to the Tea Act: The Boston Tea Party |
| [00:43:09] | 6. British Dismantling of Colonial Governance and Conclusion |
| References |
| Lecture 7 - Being a Revolutionary Instructor: Professor Joanne Freeman. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov]. |
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