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The Coercive Acts—the British response to the Boston Tea Party—was the true catalyst that led to the American Revolution.
Originally published in essay form on January 24, 2012.
Narrated by James Foster.
George H. Smith was formerly Senior Research Fellow for the Institute for Humane Studies, a lecturer on American History for Cato Summer Seminars, and Executive Editor of Knowledge Products. Smith’s fourth and most recent book, The System of Liberty, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2013.