A history of the United States for Catholic schools . wassent to other colonies. It re-asserted the rights of the col-onists and appealed for uni-ted action in opposing thetaxes. Massachusetts wasordered by the royal gover-nor to recall the letter. Sherefused to do so, whereuponher legislature was a similar spiritof opposition of the colonies repliedfavorably to the circularletter and their assembliesalso were dissolved. In Mas-sachusetts, when the assembly was dismissed, its work wascontinued by the Boston town meeting in Faneuil Hall, whichcame to be calle
A history of the United States for Catholic schools . wassent to other colonies. It re-asserted the rights of the col-onists and appealed for uni-ted action in opposing thetaxes. Massachusetts wasordered by the royal gover-nor to recall the letter. Sherefused to do so, whereuponher legislature was a similar spiritof opposition of the colonies repliedfavorably to the circularletter and their assembliesalso were dissolved. In Mas-sachusetts, when the assembly was dismissed, its work wascontinued by the Boston town meeting in Faneuil Hall, whichcame to be called the Cradle of Liberty. When FaneuilHall was too small, the meeting used to adjourn to the OldSouth Church. Public feeling was still more intensifiedand united by what was known as the Farmers Letters,a remarkable series of papers Avritten by John Dickinson, amember of the Pennsylvania Assembly, in defense of the rightsof the people. 241. The Mutiny Act—Boston Massacre. Two British regi-ments were ordered to Boston to assist in enforcing the new. FANEUIL HALL TODAY REVOLUTION AND CONFEDERATION 177 tax laws and to hold themselves in readiness to carry the kingsbidding into effect (1768). To be taxed and menaced by royaltroops was bad enough for the Americans, but the Mutiny Act,ordering that the colonies should provide the troops with foodand shelter—should support armed oppressors—was unendur-able. The presence of thetroops was very offensive tothe people, and unseemlyfights became an almost dailyoccurrence. One evening, inBoston, a false alarm of tirebrought a crowd of men andboys together. The cityguard was insulted and afight ensued in which abouta dozen men were killed orwounded (1770). TheBoston Massacre greatlywidened the breach betweenEngland and her mass meeting was held inthe Old South Church. Samuel Adams, the Father of the Revolution, was a result of the meeting the governor was ordered to with-draw the soldiers, and, thinking it imprud
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