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Reballion of Rebels in Boston

Great Britain · Government / Whig Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1773–1774Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1773

Frederick North Guildford, 2nd16 December 1773

Boston · Government / Whig Party Government

Merchants board a boycotted ship to hold a tea Party & throw its tea overboard

1774

Frederick North Guildford, 2nd1774

Boston · Government / Whig Party Government

Closes Boston harbour until the East India Company is reimbursed for lost tea

Names involved

Frederick North Guildford, 2nd

Provenance

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