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What took the US from the Boston Tea Party to Lexington and Concord? Where was the turning point for the creation of the republic?
Mary Beth Norton joins Don in this episode to take us through the causes of the Revolutionary War, and why the year 1774 is so important in this history.
Edited by Aidan Lonergan. Produced by Sophie Gee. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.
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