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• The Land Bank Debacle

  Founded friends, meet Deacon Adams (Samuel Adams Sr): Boston’s most frugal man with the loosest purse strings. Picture it: Massachusetts is broke, paper money is flowing like ale at a tavern, and someone says, “Hey, let’s back currency with land instead of gold!” Enter the first Samuel Adams; he hops aboard the Land Bank scheme, believing it’s a righteous cause for struggling farmers and merchants.  We’ll also discuss when Boston said, “No thanks, Royal Navy,” and turned the harbor into a hullabaloo. Get ready for what would have happened if Beyoncé cancelled a concert in 1747, it’s the Knowles Riot! We want to hear from you! Let us know what you found interesting at [email protected] and let us know what you want to find out next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• The Man Who Would (Eventually) Marry Abigail Adams

  How much do you know about the social class system in colonial America before the revolution? Although it might sound like a boring topic, it influenced how every event in the revolution unfolded. Don't worry though, this week isn't a lecture about social hierarchies. We can start exploring the topic by finding out more about Abigail Adams's husband, the man who really wanted to be a farmer against his father's wishes, the second president of the United States, John Adams. Key Players: John Adams: John Adams son; born to the middle class, eventually becomes lawyer and second president of the USA Samuel Adams: John's cousin; born to money, eventually becomes and stays in poverty on purpose, kind of starts a revolution Abigail Adams: Strong and intelligent woman; born to a prominent family, her husband and son would become presidents James Otis Jr: Prominent Boston Lawyer; born to a wealthy family, mentor to John Adams, hamster We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] and let us know what you found interesting and what you want to find out next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Why Due Process When You Can Do Profit?

  How much do you really know about the Bill of Rights? Do you know why it was created? This week we're exploring what amendments we can find being violated long before they were ever written down. We’re also exploring the origin story of Massachusetts Bay colony royal governor, Francis Bernard. Obviously, Samuel Adams and the Sugar Act are a part of this....also a lot of debt (Not Britain's or Samuel's this time) Key Players: Loyalists: Thomas Hutchinson - Colonial born Lt Governor of Massachusetts Bay Francis Bernard - British born Royal Governor of Massachusetts Bay George Grenville - King George III's right hand man, prime minister of Britain Patriots: Samuel Adams - Rabble rouser, has personal beef with Hutchinson, neighbor of Bernard, hates them both James Otis Jr - Mega beef with Hutchinson because of Bernard, also hates them both, besties with Samuel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Hancock Was More Than A Signature

  Have you ever heard about how John Hancock left such a big signature on the Declaration of Independence so that "King George would be able to read it without his glasses"? Do you believe it? If so, you might also believe that the Declaration of Independence was signed on the 4th of July, and if you believe that, you probably also think that the handwritten Declaration with all 56 signatures was the first copy of it. My point is that we're all taught a whole lot of things that plainly weren't true, at no fault of our own. I'm happy to share that the real stories are far more interesting and make way more sense though. The truth is, without John Hancock, there probably couldn't have been a revolution. This episode is the origin story of John Hancock, who will continue to be near the center of many stories on the path to liberty. Without understanding where someone came from, how can we understand how they got to their destinations? Key Players: First John: John Hancock's grandfather Second John: John Hancock's father Third John: The John Hancock with the signature Thomas Hancock: Previously mentioned, signature having, John Hancock We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] and let us know what you found interesting and what you want to find out next Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Sugar Actin' Up

  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: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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