. Hazen's elementary history of the United States; a story and a lesson. one Penny] British Stamps. colonists would neither use the stamps, nor allow anyone tokeep them for sale. When the stamps reached Boston, they were torn to piecesby the angry citizens and burned; in New York, ten boxeswere destroyed and the rest sent back to England ; in Con-necticut, the stamp officer fled for his life, and in othercolonies similar things happened. On November 1, the day on which the act was to take effect, 134 HAZENS ELEMENTARY HISTORY. LESSON.—England yielded but still claimed the right to tax the colo
. Hazen's elementary history of the United States; a story and a lesson. one Penny] British Stamps. colonists would neither use the stamps, nor allow anyone tokeep them for sale. When the stamps reached Boston, they were torn to piecesby the angry citizens and burned; in New York, ten boxeswere destroyed and the rest sent back to England ; in Con-necticut, the stamp officer fled for his life, and in othercolonies similar things happened. On November 1, the day on which the act was to take effect, 134 HAZENS ELEMENTARY HISTORY. LESSON.—England yielded but still claimed the right to tax the colo-nists. They denied this claim and refused to buy taxed articles. Gen-eral Gage and some soldiers were sent to Boston to punish the rebels.
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