The story of New England, illustrated, being a narrative of the principal events from the arrival of the Pilgrims in 1620 and of the Puritans in 1624 to the present time . d if the seat of general govern-ment w^as removed. In 1735 Bostons population was sixteen thousand, andin 1742 eighteen thousand. In 1740 it had five public schoolsand fifteen churches and nearly eighteen hundred dwellinghouses. Shortly after this there began exciting displays ofopposition to the oppression of the home government and tnetyranny of its officials here. The people had grown to bejealous of their rights, and rem
The story of New England, illustrated, being a narrative of the principal events from the arrival of the Pilgrims in 1620 and of the Puritans in 1624 to the present time . d if the seat of general govern-ment w^as removed. In 1735 Bostons population was sixteen thousand, andin 1742 eighteen thousand. In 1740 it had five public schoolsand fifteen churches and nearly eighteen hundred dwellinghouses. Shortly after this there began exciting displays ofopposition to the oppression of the home government and tnetyranny of its officials here. The people had grown to bejealous of their rights, and remembering their victory in theAndros affair, they were not backward in making their viewsknown, and when in 1747 Commodore Knowles, of the Britishnavy, being short of men, openly impressed sailors in thestreets of the town, they revolted and a lively riot immediatelyensued. Some British officers were seized and held as host-ages by the people until their fellow-townsmen were released,which was at once done. It was such affairs that early causeda spirit of unrest to prevail, and when in 1750 the burdensimposed on them by the heavy duties on tea and other articles 105. of necessity had become onerous, they held indignation meet-ings and passed resolutions of protest, but without avail. Asthe years passed they grew more insistent for the loweringof the duties. The towns comprising the colony instructedtheir representatives to urge the repeal of the stamp act, andthe people began at the same time to organize. The citizens
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