Sugar Actin' Up
Sugar Actin' Up  
Podcast: Founded
Published On: Fri Aug 15 2025
Description: The year is 1764 and news of George Grenville's Sugar Act has just reached the shores of Boston. Do the colonists care? Not at first, until a certain rabble rouser makes it his problem to make it everyone else's problem too. Key Players: Patriots: Samuel Adams- Harvard Grad turned rabble rouser; watched his family get ruined by the land bank debacle James Otis Jr- Successful lawyer and politician, enemy of Hutchinson, besties with Adams Loyalists: George Grenville- Prime Minister of England, creator of The American Duties Act (Sugar Act) Thomas Hutchinson- Lt governor of Massachusetts, while holding many other positions, he had a lot of enemies Frances Bernard- Royal Governor of Massachusetts, lots of power, little patience We want to hear from you!  What did you find interesting? What do you want to find out next? Email us: foundedhistory@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices