. The story of the greatest nations; a comprehensive history, extending from the earliest times to the present, founded on the most modern authorities, and including chronological summaries and pronouncing vocabularies for each nation; and the world's famous events, told in a series of brief sketches forming a single continuous story of history and illumined by a complete series of notable illustrations from the great historic paintings of all lands. e three tea-ships in the harbor anddumped their entire cargoes into the water (December 16, 1773). Great was the triumph of the Bostonians, great
. The story of the greatest nations; a comprehensive history, extending from the earliest times to the present, founded on the most modern authorities, and including chronological summaries and pronouncing vocabularies for each nation; and the world's famous events, told in a series of brief sketches forming a single continuous story of history and illumined by a complete series of notable illustrations from the great historic paintings of all lands. e three tea-ships in the harbor anddumped their entire cargoes into the water (December 16, 1773). Great was the triumph of the Bostonians, great the rage of the Governor,and greater still anger of King and Parliament when the news reachedEngland. Boston, already punished, had once more been the leader in disor-der. To be sure, the tea had been everywhere refused, and a little later inMaryland the owner of the tea-ship Peggy Stewart was compelled to set fireto his property with his own hands, and stand by while both vessel and cargoburned to ashes. These facts, however, were overpassed, and revenge centredupon refractory Boston. A series of punitive measures were hastily passed,some of which far exceeded all authority either King or Parliament had everclaimed. The Boston Port Bill closed that harbor to all vessels and removed the seatof government in Massachusetts to Salem. At the .same time the colony wasplaced uader military /ule, and its charter was suspended. Other oppressive. type: ACT-A TT lAC -jn3 moit bsv ^ (^ .ffofjnzfii 1 -ill <;b ijtvib^iiiijii; Larf^f: IIb Jno ■■■■:;.■;; )fIT .VJTBq-R^i H^ M^^fl ■jgUQ :)i97^ Sdiil,ao}8oa[ )jjd ; fio. ,eiodu edi iBsd ot sbei Mill <^W
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