When it came to declaring ourselves independent, one thing that should never be under played is the pamphlet "Common Sense."  More than any other piece of literature, this writing helped sway the colonists of the need to break away.  We had been having issues with the British Government for some time but had taken that … Continue reading Class Notes →

As the Redcoats began leaving Boston and capturing colonial weapon caches, the colonists organized an intelligence group that began to discover where the soldiers were heading.  This way they could warn the towns to move their arms and frustrate the troops. There is no solid proof of this, but it is believed that the main … Continue reading Class Notes →

After the Boston Tea Party the British Government came down hard on Boston with what they called the Coercive Acts.  There were four of them.  What is interesting is that the colonists will call these the Intolerable Acts, but will include five.  One act that the colonists lumped into the Intolerable Acts, but were not … Continue reading Class Notes →