August 15, 2025 • 50 mins
The year is 1764 and news of George Grenville's Sugar Act has just reached the shores of Boston. Do the colonists care? Not at first, until a certain rabble rouser makes it his problem to make it everyone else's problem too.
Key Players:
Patriots:
Samuel Adams- Harvard Grad turned rabble rouser; watched his family get ruined by the land bank debacle
James Otis Jr- Successful lawyer and politician, enemy of Hutchinson, besties with Adams
Loyalists:
George Grenville- Prime Minister of England, creator of The American Duties Act (Sugar Act)
Thomas Hutchinson- Lt governor of Massachusetts, while holding many other positions, he had a lot of enemies
Frances Bernard- Royal Governor of Massachusetts, lots of power, little patience
We want to hear from you! What did you find interesting? What do you want to find out next? Email us: foundedhistory@gmail.com
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mark as Played
Popular Podcasts
Stuff You Should Know
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
Dateline NBC
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com
The Herd with Colin Cowherd
The Herd with Colin Cowherd is a thought-provoking, opinionated, and topic-driven journey through the top sports stories of the day.