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1768? A FLEET OF BRITISH WARSHIPS DROPPED ANCHOR IN BOSS TON HARBOR. AND LATER THAT SAME DAY, THREE REGIMENS OF BRITISH INFANTRY MARCHED ASHORE FROM...
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| 00:02:42 |
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IN VIOLENCE FOLLOWING THE TAXES THAT THE PARLIAMENT HAD PUT ON THE COLONISTS. SO THEY WANTED TO SUPPRESS THAT AND PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. SO...
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| 00:03:16 |
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GOVERNMENT IN LONDON WANTED TO PROTECT ITS REPRESENTATIVES IN BOSTON. BRANDON, WHO DID YOU HAVE IN MIND WHEN YOU SAID REPRESENTATIVES OR AGENTS IN BOSTON....
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| 00:03:27 |
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CUSTOMS OFFICIALS MORE BROADLY, BECAUSE THERE ARE IMPORT TAXES. ANY OTHER IDEAS TO PROTECT CUSTOM'S AGENTS AND TO SUPPRESS VIOLENT PROTESTS. I THINK...
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| 00:03:48 |
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A SHOW OF FORCE AND NOT JUST AS A RESPONSE TO THE SPECIFIC RESULTS, BUT TO SAY WE ARE THE BRITISH EMPIRE. YOU ARE OUR COLONY AND YOU WILL LISTEN TO US....
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| 00:03:57 |
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WELL. I CAN'T REALLY REPHRASE THAT. YOU SAY A SHOW OF FORCE TO REMIND THE COLONISTS, WHO ARE THE COLONISTS AND WHO ARE THE MOTHER COUNTRY, A SHOW OF...
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| 00:07:58 |
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STOPPED BUYING BRITISH GOODS, THEY FROBLY WANTED WHATEVER JOHN HANCOCK WAS SMUGGLING. >> SO JULIETTE SAYS IF WE'RE
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| 00:08:07 |
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IN THE MIDDLE OF A BOYCOTT, MAYBE ORDINARY PEOPLE ARE HAPPY TO ADDRESS THAT IMBALANCE BY ENJOYING WHATEVER SMUGGLERS HAVE TO BOYCOTT. >> I THINK
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| 00:08:24 |
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LETTING THE CROWN CUSTOM OFFICIALS SEIZE JOHN HANCOCK'S SHIP REPRESENTS A MUCH LARGER ISSUE. SO BY LETTING THEM SEIZE THE SHIP, IT, LIKE, SAYS THAT THEY...
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| 00:08:37 |
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SORT OF PROTEST ABOUT CROWN AUTHORITY. HERE, WE HAVE THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CROWD TRYING TO FLEX THEIR MUSCLES, SHOW JOHN HANCOCK, ONE OF THE...
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| 00:09:00 |
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VERY POWERFUL INFLUENCE IN BOSTON. HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN SEEN AS A SYMBOL AGAINST THE BRITISH. SO ONE THING I'LL TAKE FROM THAT THAT WE KNOW THAT PREVIOUS...
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| 00:11:11 |
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THEY UNDERSTOOD IMMEDIATELY THAT THEY WERE NOW BEING TREATED AS ENEMY COMPETENCE WHO MUST BE SUPPRESSED WITH FORCE. THIS IS A STRANGE THING TO DO TO...
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| 00:13:24 |
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TO BUILD LOYALTY IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO ACT UP AGAINST THE EMPIRE IF THERE'S A TROOP IN THEIR HOUSE. >>
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| 00:13:33 |
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MAYBE OLDER, MAYBE PEACEFULNESS MIGHT LEAD TO LOYALTY. THAT'S A POSSIBILITY. OTHER REASONS WHY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT MIGHT POST POCKETS OF TROOPS...
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| 00:13:51 |
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SAYING BOSTON IS A VALUABLE ASSET BECAUSE IT'S A PORT. A CENTER OF TRADE. AND IN PARTICULAR, THERE MIGHT BE OTHER EUROPEAN POWERS WHO MIGHT WANT TO ACQUIRE...
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| 00:14:13 |
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PATRICIA. IN ORDER TO GET INTEL FROM THE COLUMNISTS. >>
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| 00:14:18 |
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GREAT. YOU SAID TO GATHER INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT THESE PROTESTS ARE ALL ABOUT AND A LONG-TERM THREAT OR NOT. ANY OTHER THOUGHTS? WE'LL...
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| 00:14:34 |
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TO REMIND THE COLUMNISTS THAT THEY STILL CAN REACH ACROSS THE OCEAN PHYSICALLY. >> SO, AGAIN, SHOW OF
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FORCE. LET ME PUT THE QUESTION THIS WAY. WHY MIGHT THE BRITISH GOVT BE INTERESTED IN DISPURSING SOME OF ITS TROOPS AWAY FROM BRITAIN. >> TO CAST A WIDE
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| 00:15:01 |
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NET. RIGHT NOW, THE BRITISH EMPIRE SPANS THE ENTIRE GLOBE. IF THEY'RE IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE, THEY COULD EASILY MOVE THEIR TROOPS...
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| 00:15:13 |
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BETTER RESPOND TO WHATEVER INTERNATIONAL CRISES IS WHAT I HEARD SPENCER SAY. ANYONE HEARD OF THE THREAT OF STANDING ARMIES? ANYONE KNOW WHY PEOPLE WOULD...
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| 00:15:35 |
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IT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE JOB MARKET OUT THERE? >> TELL ME? IS IT? >>
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| 00:15:39 |
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MAYBE. MAYBE IF THERE'S TOO MANY TROOPS, THEY'LL TAKE UP ALL OF THE JOBS. >>
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| 00:15:44 |
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MAYBE. SO TROOPS THAT ARE MOONLIGHTING MAY COMPETE WITH BRITISH PEOPLE WHO ARE CIVILIANS. I'LL TAKE THAT, BUT WHO IS THIS? >> A LOT OF TIMES, LIKE
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| 00:15:54 |
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IF YOU HAVE A STANDING ARMY, WHOEVER IS THE LEADER OF THAT COULD BE A POWER THAT COULD BE IN COMPETITION WITH THE KING. SO IF HE MOVES OUT MORE TROOPS...
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| 00:16:09 |
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LARGE MILITARY TROOPS IS GREAT PROVIDING THAT HIERARCHY RESPONDS TO THE CIVILIANS IN CHARGE OF THE MILITARY. BUT WHAT IF THE ARMY STOPS RESPONDING TO...
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| 00:22:45 |
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THE 1760s. MOST OF THESE HAVE JOINED UP SOLELY BECAUSE OF THEIR OWN ECONOMIC SURVIVAL HAD BEFORE BECOMING INFANTRY REGULARS, MOST ENLISTED MEN HAD BEEN...
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| 00:28:34 |
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NOW PLACED ON CENTURY DUTY ON THE ROAD IN AND OUT OF BOSTON OUTSIDE THE HOMES BRITISH OFFICIALS, NOW AIMED AT THE TOWNHOUSE THE HOME OF THE COLONY'S...
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| 00:34:00 |
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TO INCITE MORE PEOPLE TO BECOME ANGRY AT THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT AND THE TROOPS THAT THEY'VE PUT THERE. >> SO TO MAKE
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| 00:34:06 |
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PEOPLE ANGRY IS THE GENERAL PURPOSE OF SUCH AN INVENTION, IF IT'S AN INVENTION, WHICH IT PROBABLY WAS. >> IT'S IMPORTANT TO MAKE
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| 00:34:25 |
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THE COLUMNISTS LOOK LIKE THE HEROES AND THE BRITISH TO LOOK LIKE THE OPPRESSORS. THEY'RE THE TARGET OF BRITISH MONSTROSITY. WHERE SHOULD WE GO NEXT?...
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| 00:34:47 |
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GREAT. THAT WE THINK OF THIS BEING SO FAR AS CONFLICT ABOUT TAXES. BUT, YET, HERE, THERE'S AN ORDINARY WOMAN, AN AGED WOMAN WHO'S GOT CAUGHT UP IN...
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| 00:35:02 |
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MAYBE TO REACH OUT TO THE WOMEN. MAYBE SPECIFICALLY TARGET THEM TO FEEL SYMPATHY FOR HER AND OTHER WOMEN AND MAYBE HAVE THEM PARTICIPATE MORE IN LIKE...
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| 00:39:29 |
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NOTE HERE THAT NEITHER SIDE WAS ABLE TO DERIVE MUCH SATISFACTION OR REDRESS FROM OFFICIAL CHANNELS. WHEN SOLDIERS ACCUSE TOWNS FOLK, LOCAL JUSTICE OFFICIALS...
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| 00:41:32 |
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THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT DECIDED TO REDEPLOY TWO OF THE FOUR RESIDENTS TO SEND THEM OVER TO IRELAND IN JUNE OF 1769, TO QUELL GROWING DISORDER THERE,...
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