The History Twins podcast is currently covering “This Man’s A Spy!,” Carla and Keyes’ musical retelling of the treasonous plot between American General Benedict Arnold and British Major John Andre during the American Revolutionary War. In today’s episode we focus on our song ``The Revolution So Far/West Point”, which provides context on when the Arnold and Andre story took place during the American Revolution.

In this episode we talk about the events that led up to the American War of Independence. We discuss The Stamp Act of 1765 in which Britain taxed American colonists on virtually every piece of printed paper they used, as well as The Townshend Act of 1767 which went a step further, taxing essentials such as paint, paper, glass, lead and tea.   

Soon after the American colonists retaliated with The Boston Tea Party which was the first major act of defiance to British rule over the colonists, and it rallied American patriots across the 13 colonies to fight for independence.   This unrest led to shots being fired between the British and Colonists in Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts in 1775. These were the “shots heard around the world”, which started the American Revolution. 

These conditions led to American General Benedict Arnold making a deal to hand over the plans for New York’s West Point to British Major John Andre.  

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Links: Stamp Act of 1765
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stamp_Act_1765

The Townshend Acts of 1767
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townshend_Acts

The Boston Tea Party
https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-tea-party

Battles of Lexington and Concord
https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battles-of-lexington-and-concord

Fort Clinton:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Clinton_(West_Point)

Arnold’s Bounty:
https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/from-hero-to-traitor-benedict-arnolds-day-of-infamy

West Point/Fort Arnold:
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/10-facts-united-states-military-academy-west-point

Minutemen:
https://www.ushistory.org/people/minutemen.htm

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