American Revolution | Liberty or Death | 1
From American History Tellers by Audible
June 3, 2026 · 43 min · Season 97 · Episode 1
About this episode
The episode discusses the events leading up to the American Revolution, focusing on the Stamp Act and the tensions between the American Colonies and British authorities.
In 1765, King George III and his ministers in the British Parliament sparked outrage in the American Colonies when they announced they were issuing the Stamp Act, the first direct tax on the Colonies. American critics decried the “taxation without representation,” and Boston radicals staged protests, boycotts, and attacks on tax collectors. After a decade of growing tension over taxes, representation, and imperial control, the first shots of the Revolutionary War rang out in the Massachusetts countryside, as colonial militiamen confronted British regulars on the Lexington village green. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Topics covered
- American Revolution
- taxation without representation
- colonial protests
- militia
- British control
Keywords
- American Revolution
- Stamp Act
- taxation
- Boston protests
- Lexington
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: British Parliament
Places: American Colonies, Massachusetts, Lexington, Boston
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