"Like a shock of electricity": Jefferson and the Intolerable Acts

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Thank you so much for making this. I love learning about the incredible history of the USA and its founding fathers. It is interesting that representatives of non-usa democratic countries in the world (me being one from Australia) don't give USA anywhere near the gratitude it deserves for inventing modern democratic principles and practices that seem to have quietly flowed on to our countries..ie..giving each citizen the power to choose what kind of government he or she prefers; giving the media the freedom to criticise the government without fear of retribution, thereby building in quality control; making slavery unacceptable; blocking any one religious group from becoming overly influential; giving us the concept of public education for all; giving us trial by a relatively independent judicial system; creating processes to safely petition our government if we feel that an existing law is problematic and creating societies that are rich in possibilities.... where we have so many choices for our own lives and where citizens are generally promoted to positions of influence based on individual merits and talents.