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Episode 028: Letters from a Pennsylvania Farmer

Following passage of the Towshend Acts in 1767, the colonists are unsure how to respond. These are import tariffs, not taxes, which was the line they drew over the earlier Stamp Act. They don't want to pay but have trouble articulating a good argument that everyone accepts. John Dickinson writes a series of 12 letters, purportedly from "a farmer in Pennsylvania" explaining why these new laws are just as objectionable. His letters push the colonists into real opposition to the new laws. British attempts to shut down the protests by force, only make things worse. For more text, pictures, maps, and sources, please visit my site at AmRevPodcast.Blogspot.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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  Episode 001: Introduction

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  Episode 002: American Background

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  Episode 003: British Background

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  Episode 004: Britain, France, and the Indians

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  Episode 005: Jumonville & Fort Necessity

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  Episode 006: British Take Charge: Battle of the Monongahela

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  Episode 007: Acadia, Lake George, and Loudoun

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  Episode 008: Surrender of Fort Oswego

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  Episode 009: Fort William Henry Massacre & Rise of William Pitt

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  Episode 010: New British Strategy & Attack on Fort Carillon

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  Episode 011: Louisbourg, Frontenac, & Treaty of Easton

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  Episode 012: The Fall of Forts Duquesne, Niagara, and Carillon

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  Episode 013: The Battle of Quebec

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  Episode 014: Canada Becomes British & Britain Gets King George III

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  Episode 015: Cherokee Uprising, Fighting in West Indies & Spain joins the …

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  Episode 016: Treaty of Paris & Wilkes Affair