New England, old and new; a brief review of some historical and industrial incidents in the Puritan "New English Canaan," still the Land of promise . nt to tax the colonies, as well as tolegislate for them. The following year an ad of parliament levied duties onglass, red and white lead, painters colors, paper, and Englands answer was a general refusal to use thesearticles, and refusal to convid colonists accused of adls ofviolence against the revenue officers. In these ads of resistance they were upholding theEnglishmans ancient right to a voice in all matters oftaxation. The denial o
New England, old and new; a brief review of some historical and industrial incidents in the Puritan "New English Canaan," still the Land of promise . nt to tax the colonies, as well as tolegislate for them. The following year an ad of parliament levied duties onglass, red and white lead, painters colors, paper, and Englands answer was a general refusal to use thesearticles, and refusal to convid colonists accused of adls ofviolence against the revenue officers. In these ads of resistance they were upholding theEnglishmans ancient right to a voice in all matters oftaxation. The denial of this right stood as the principaland dired cause of the Revolution — taxation withoutrepresentation. The violent opposition to these ads left the Britishgovernment two alternatives — treating with the Americansas a virtually independent people, or compelling obedienceby military force. A halfway method was sought. In 1770all duties were repealed, except that of threepence a poundon tea. This duty was retained, not for the revenue itwould afford, but simply to assert the right of England totax the colonies — a challenge and an GOVERNOR Bradford answeredthe threat of the savage Ganon-icus, a snake-skin filled with arrows, byreturning the same snake-skin stuffedwith gunpowder and bullets. He,de-fined New Englands attitude towardsdisturbers of the peace—fearless, un-compromising maintenance of law andorder. New England — Old and New 3 7 Sullen resistance and defiance to English rule continued. Boston MassacreIn 1770 a street riot broke out in King Street [now StateStreet], Boston, in the course of which the soldiers firedon a threatening mob, killing four people. This is knownas the Boston Massacre. It caused tremendous excite-ment and extreme exasperation. Samuel Adams, as spokesman for the townspeople, de-manded the immediate removal of all the soldiers. Thegovernor wisely decided to acquiesce. These regiments atonce became known as Sam Adams regiments. The
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