March 1770
Boston Massacre
After the Boston Massacre a meeting of citizens at Faneuil Hall appoints a committee, which includes Hancock, to meet with Governor Hutchinson and Colonel Dalrymple to demand the removal of the troops
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After the Boston Massacre a meeting of citizens at Faneuil Hall appoints a committee, which includes Hancock, to meet with Governor Hutchinson and Colonel Dalrymple to demand the removal of the troops
A mass meeting passes a resolution, introduced by Adams, urging the captain of Dartmouth to send the ship back without paying import duty
When the tea ship Dartmouthr arrives in Boston Samuel Adams calls for a mass meeting to be held at Faneuil Hall
Governor Hutchinson refuses to grant permission for the Dartmouth to leave Boston without paying tea duty
Governor Thomas Hutchinson had been urging London to take a hard line with the Sons of Liberty
Governor Thomas Hutchinson had been urging London to take a hard line with the Sons of Liberty
Benjamin Rush urges his fellow countrymen to oppose the landing of the tea, because the cargo contained "the seeds of slavery
Aimed Tea Act of 1773, which allowed the British East India company to sell tea from China in American colonies without paying taxes
Colonists object to the Tea Act because they believe it violates their rights to "no taxation without representation"
Demonstrators destroy an entire shipment of tea sent by the East India Company
The Boston Tea Party is a protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston
The British Government responds harshly and the episode escalates into the American Revolution
After a meeting held by Adams demonstrators board three vessels and dump all 342 chests of tea into the water
Argues the Tea Party was not the act of a lawless mob, but was instead a principled protest and the only remaining option the people had to defend their constitutional rights
Whether or not Samuel Adams helped plan the Boston Tea Party is disputed, but he immediately worked to publicize and defend it
Colonists object to the Tea Act because they believe it violates their rights to "no taxation without representation"
Adams refers to the idea that all Governments have a constitution, written or not, and that the constitution of Great Britain could be interpreted as banning the levying of taxes without representation
Argues the Tea Party was not the act of a lawless mob, but was instead a principled protest and the only remaining option the people had to defend their constitutional rights
Holds a tea party & throws tea overboard, followed by other American ports. Causes the British Parliament to place Boston under military rule
The 2nd cousin of President John Adams is the chief instigator of the Boston tea party. A protest against the British tea tax imposed on Colonialists in Massachusetts
The Boston Tea Party is a protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston
Committees of Oppression report to Boston
The fourth anniversary of the Boston Massacre, gives a speech strongly condemning the British
Leaves Boston by the land route through Boston Neck to avoid British attention.
Dispatches William Dawes and Paul Revere to warn Patriot leaders of the British march.
The Massachusetts provincial Congress authorizes raising 13,000 militia. The British garrison in Boston is then besieged by 15,000 Colonialists
US agitation for a 10 hr day begins by a strike of Boston carpenters
US agitation foe a 10 hr day begins by a strike of Boston carpenters
David Walker dies after becoming a prominent advocate of immediate abolition.
Publishes The Liberator in Boston, the first anti-slavery paper
Collects stories exploring guilt, secrecy and New England history.
Publishes the first edition of Twice-Told Tales.
Serves in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
Serves in the Massachusetts Senate.
Confederate victory, Unionists under McDowell stronger fight a rearguard action
Stuarts cavalry covers the Confederate left
Unionists under McDowell have to fight a rearguard action. Confederate victory, Jackson earns the name "Stonewall"
Distinguishes himself in charge of the entire Confederate cavalry
Crushes the Boston Police strike
1st performance of, "Porgy & Bess"
Receives Ph.D in systematic theology from Boston University
Writes that he has seen rock and roll future after watching Springsteen perform in Cambridge.
Directs Mystic River, a crime drama starring Sean Penn, Tim Robbins and Kevin Bacon.
Obama writes and delivers the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston, Massachusetts
Obama writes and delivers the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston, Massachusetts
Helps the Boston Celtics defeat the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals
Provenance
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