Thomas Cage1774
Thomas Cage tries to enforce the Intolerable Acts, which are designed to remove power from the towns, Samuel Adams presses for County Conventions to strengthen the revolutionary resistance
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Thomas Cage tries to enforce the Intolerable Acts, which are designed to remove power from the towns, Samuel Adams presses for County Conventions to strengthen the revolutionary resistance
Gage tries to seat his own court in Worcester, but the townspeople blocked the court from sitting, 2000 militiamen march to intimidate the judges and get them to leave, 1st time the militia is used to block the King.
This record states: Worcester comes up with a new militia plan in their County Convention, the Convention requires that all militia officers resign, Officers are then elected by their regiments & in turn.
This record states: the officers then appoint 1/3 of their militia regiment as Minutemen.
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