In the aftermath of Lexington and Concord everybody was stuck figuring out exactly what it all meant. Were they now at war with Great Britain? If so, what were they fighting for? Was it reconciliation or was it independence? At roughly the same time that fighting is happening in Massachusetts, in Virginia Lord Dunmore will make a play to get control over the worsening situation. It was a move that would backfire in spectacular fashion and push Virginia to the brink of war.
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1.28 The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
1.27 The Massachusetts Body of Liberties
1.26 Religion in New England
1.25 The Pequot War
1.24 Connecticut and New Netherland
1.23 Biography Edition: Roger Williams
1.22 Biography Edition: John Winthrop
1.21 The Great Migration in New England
1.20 The Great Migration
1.19 The Changing Nature of Plymouth
1.18 Plymouth in the 1620s
1.17 The Beginnings of Diplomacy
1.16 Arrival in Plymouth
1.15 The Mayflower Compact
1.14 Who are the Pilgrims?
1.13 Political Changes
1.12 The Collapse of the Powhatan Confederacy
1.11 The Road Towards Stability
1.10 The Starving Time
1.9 The Early Years of Jamestown
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