4.27 Approching the Breaking Point

Explore the growing tension between the American colonies and imperial governments, the power of the Continental Congress, and escalating tensions between the British Empire and the colonies. Discuss the struggles between local committees and the central imperial government in the colonies, the political situation in Pennsylvania during the American Revolution, and the control and defiance in revolutionary Massachusetts. Witness the escalating tensions with the closure of fisheries and the arrival of troops, inspiring colonists to prepare for battle.