History with Geek Girl

  Hello, history friends!! Last time, we talked about the tragedy of the Boston Massacre and got to know a few of the victims a little bit. Today we are jumping back in, but we're going to look at what happens next. So many times, this is just an event on a timeline, but we don't dive into the real impact it had. In most history books, this happened and then boom, tea is dumped and we're in Lexington and Concord. But that's not how it really went. Remember that this is the first quarter of 1770 and the Boston Tea Party doesn't happen until the very END of 1773. That's like talking about a baby being born and then in the next sentence discussing their preschool enrollment. (I have 6 kids, so kid events are how I tell time). Let's back up a second and see what the events of 1770 did for the colonists AND for the British. Could you imagine having to wait 8 weeks to 6 months just to hear news of stuff? That would drive me bonkers. I guess instant messaging optio...

 Hey, History Friends!!! Last time, we talked about New York's first Revolutionary bloodshed, but this time, we head NORTH. This is why I need maps. I legit had to open a map to double check that I had said that right. If you remember right, when the Townshend Acts were passed, Bostonians signed a Nonimportation Agreement.  I told you about John Hancock and one of his run-ins with the new customs officers. There's actually a lot more fun stories about him and his history, but I haven't studied him extensively- yet. He's on that to-learn about list I mentioned. I will tell you, though, that he was the richest man in Boston at one point. It took him a minute to really warm to the Patriot Dream, but after the Stamp Act, he became more vocal about the British injustices. He became selectman and then eventually a delegate in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.  The Nonimportation Agreement kind of put Mr. Hancock in a spotlight, however. He was a bit of a target for ...

 Trying to decide this was probably the hardest decision to make. There are so many resources out there that discuss the events leading up to the RevoWar (yeah, I just said that, don't judge). I certainly don't need to repeat things that have been rehashed to you a million times over, but I did want to at least set the stage.  I also want to share my resources thus far with you. The first is a podcast called Revolutions by Mike Duncan. I found him when I was going through a French Revolution mini obsession brought on by A Girl in the Fireplace. For those who aren't geeks yet, that's an episode of Doctor Who- an AMAZING episode. Anyway, in trying to find more info about Louis the XIV, I stumbled upon his episode. There wasn't really much about the Louis I was looking for, or about Madame de Pompadour, who I was really interested in, but I sure learned a TON!! But Mike Duncan talks about a LOT of Revolutions, including the American one. He tells you much of what I...