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To: ZULU
The first conflict of the American Revolution might be said to be the result of the Stamp Act of 1765. In August of 1765, Andrew Oliver, the stamp agent in Boston was hung in effigy from the Liberty Tree and forced to resign his commission.

"What a greater Joy did ever New England see
Than a Stampman hanging on a Tree".

Lt. Gov Hutchinson and the sheriff attempted to break up the crowd around midnight only to be driven off by a hail of stones and harsh commentary.

A couple of weeks later a crowd gathered and lit a bonfire on King St in Boston. They then moved on to the house of William Story, a Crown agent in the admiralty court. The crowd swarmed the house, destroying Story's papers and his furnishings as well as Court records held there.

The crowd then moved on to the home of Boston's Controller of Customs, Benjamin Hallowell. They tore down his fence, broke out his windows, stormed the house and stripped it of contents.

The next target of the night was Hutchinson's home. The Lt. Gov. had gotten warning and sent his family to safety. But his eldest daughter had returned and declared she would stay unless Hutchinson also departed. Hutchinson retreated with her to a neighbor's house. The crowd did its work again and left only a shell and a partial roof to greet the dawn.

Thus our ancestors met overreaching government. It was not the last battle but merely a beginning. There followed the Declaratory Act and the Townsend Acts and the Tea Act. Martial law and direct resistance pushed back and forth until "The Shot Heard 'Round the World" and then it was game on.


7 posted on 08/29/2014 4:15:22 PM PDT by Paine in the Neck (Socialism consumes EVERYTHING)
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To: Paine in the Neck

I read a great book called “The first American Revolution”.

George III lost control of Massachusetts long before Lexington and Concord.

When the Boston Port Act (Intolerable Act) was passed
Britain dissolved the provincial legislature and all Judges had to be approved by British government.

Rightfully viewing this as infringement of their rights and the instrument of tyranny, armed militiamen by the hundreds converged on every courthouse and forced the British appointed judges to step down.

I wonder what they would think of Federal judges ignoring the will of the people on such a sensitive issue as this and following the dictates of the Executive?


9 posted on 08/29/2014 5:12:37 PM PDT by ZULU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qLDFiQcjlY Impeach Obama in 2015 !!!)
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