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August 1, 2025 52 mins
If you’ve never heard of Thomas Hutchinson and James Otis Jr; you probably should have. Hutchinson may have been a loyalist governor, but he’s as much of a main character as Samuel Adams was. While Samuel Adams isn’t a main character in today’s story, he does connect our main characters- enemy of Hutchinson, co-conspirator of Otis. And if you’ve only learned about early American history from Hamilton (no judgment AT ALL), Hutchinson is much like Burr, and Otis is more like Hamilton  However, one of the aforementioned men is credited with popularizing the phrase we all had drilled into our heads by the 4th grade, “No taxation without representation”.  But how did it all end? Well, with lightening and/or fleeing on a boat- but we’re not focusing in on how things ended, we’re diving into the beginnings. And the American Revolution, in a way, began with Thomas Hutchinson and James Otis Jr. We want to hear from you, email us at FoundedHistory@gmail.com and let us know what you found most interesting and what you want to find out next! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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