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Published on Jun 5, 2018
In 1768, British Parliament enacted a military solution to what was not yet a military problem by dispatching thousands of British troops to Boston. Many Bostonians feared standing armies and struggled with the presence of these armed men in their streets and buildings. Brooke Barbier, author of _Boston in the American Revolution: A Town Versus an Empire_ and founder of [Ye Olde Tavern
Tours](https://www.yeoldetaverntours.com/ “tavern tours website”), will discuss the bewildering and curious ways the two groups interacted with one another. WGBH Forum Network ~ Free online lectures: Explore a world of ideas
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