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Apple QuickTime movie  |  1996-06-28  |  4.0 MB  |  400x280  |  5fps  |  5 minutes, 19 seconds  |  [MooV/TVOD]
Transcription: In the 1760s, Great Britain confronted its 13 American colonies with a punishing tax policy that ushered in a crisis in Anglo-American relations. On April 19th, 1775, Massachusetts Minutemen, in defense of their local privileges, challenged British regulars at the Battle of Lexington and Concord. The British responded by trying to intimidate Boston. In June,bloody Battle of Bunker Hill showed Boston would not submit, and support throughout the colony showed the rebellion did not center in Massachusetts alone. On June 15th, the Continental Congress commissioned George Washington of Virginia to ...