About this episode
This episode explores the colonial resistance to the Stamp Act and the actions of the Sons of Liberty in Boston.
What happens when everyone decides to ignore the same law at the same time? How does the government maintain order when the citizens are ignoring their authority? Is it possible that stamped paper could cause a whole revolution? On today’s episode of Founded we’re finding out about how the colonies resisted the Stamp Act after stamp day came and went. The act was violated the very next day after it went into law and things only escalated from there. We’re also diving into how the Sons of Liberty in Boston managed to get an official resignation out of their stamp man, Andrew Oliver. Of course there’s more mobs and Huzzahs! Click Here for Sources Click Here for Merch Find the video version of Founded on Youtube We want to hear from you! What did you find interesting? What do you want to find out next? Email us: foundedhistory@gmail.com Founded is a part of the Airwave Media network. Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Tori Phantom
Topics covered
- Stamp Act
- colonial resistance
- Sons of Liberty
- Boston history
- government authority
- revolution
Keywords
- Stamp Act
- colonial resistance
- Sons of Liberty
- Andrew Oliver
- Boston
- revolution
- government authority
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Sons of Liberty
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