An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . ll, was regardedas the most terrible outrage which the citizens had ever endured. Non-importation agreements were entered into by nearly all thecolonies, on the one hand, and a proposition for trying Americanoffenderb iu England, was t-ntertained on the other; while the alter-cations between the royal ijMvernors and the colonial Assemblies werevigorously kept up. In Boston, the pr
An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . ll, was regardedas the most terrible outrage which the citizens had ever endured. Non-importation agreements were entered into by nearly all thecolonies, on the one hand, and a proposition for trying Americanoffenderb iu England, was t-ntertained on the other; while the alter-cations between the royal ijMvernors and the colonial Assemblies werevigorously kept up. In Boston, the presence of the British troop*was a perpetual source of irritation. On the 5th of March, 1770, acollision took place in Kmg street now called State street, betweenthe soldiers and citizens. The soldiers, being pelted with snow-balls and pieces of ice, called for the protection of a guard. CaptainPrestons company, then on guard, came to their relief. A chargewas ordered without effect. The mob dared the soldiers to fire, andon one of their number being actually felled with a club, they men were killed, and several others wounded, of whom oneafiervn ards died. 40 iD 311 COMMENCEMENT OF THE FAKSUIL HALL. These martj^rs to the cafise of liberty were buried with greatpomp, and the Boston massacre was annuallj^ commemorated lonoafter by a grand assemblage and the delivery of an exciting officer and soldiers, who had caused the death of the citizens,were defended on their trial by John Adams and Josiah captain and six men were acquitted, and two men were foundguilty of 1 lanslaughter. In Rhode Island, the destruction of the British armed schoonerGaspee, in consequence of her firing on a merchantman, was one ofthe bold acts which mark the spirit of the time. A reward of £500,together with a pardon to the informer, failed to shake the fidelity ofany of the numerous party concerned in this affair. The determination of the colonists to resist
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