Boston in the American Revolution

Why did the American Revolution begin in Boston? This course takes an in-depth look at the political and social climate in Boston in the 1760s and 1770s, and the events that transformed resistance into revolution: the Stamp Act riots, the Boston Massacre, and the destruction of the tea.

The course meets in the classroom for the first session; subsequently, it meets at historical sites including some of Boston's revolutionary sites, the Museum of Fine Arts, and the Massachusetts Historical Society.