The Colony Whom Introduced & Enacted Legislation Into Law Promoting The Practice Of Privateering - a podcast by Kirk Monroe

Determine if Continental Congress was fully ready to sever all ties with England despite first shots having been fired at Lexington & Concord, Massachusetts, April 19, 1775. Understand why Massachusetts went about taking lead initiative behind resorting to privateering. Discover if Massachusetts’s People had strong ties with the oceans/seas. Learn how one famous legislative measure by Parliament altered the lives of thousands in a well known Massachusetts Town. Get an inside report on what takes place starting around early September 1774 including the achievement behind reaching a unanimous agreement behind something radical from an economical standpoint. Getting a quick refresher on Impressment including how far back British Royal Navy had been practicing this measure. Learn if Declaration Of Independence contained a grievance regarding Impressment. Go behind the scenes and learn about an incident which occurred on April 22, 1769 involving crewmen from Marblehead, Massachusetts. Learn how Summer 1775 saw large numbers of Massachusetts’s Men take their cases for privateering all the way up to General Court. Get to know Elbridge Gerry and where he stood regarding issue over Privateering including a particular bill under his supervision which got enacted into law come November 1, 1775. Find out exactly what Privateering Law allowed including restrictions which required adherence. Learn when first letter of marque was issued in Massachusetts. Determine if Massachusetts’s bold actions inspired other colonies to take up similar measures involving privateering.

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