A history of the American people . - ii 5 THE WEW YORKPUBLIC LIBRARY .•TOH, LBN OX ? VT> t —. THE BOSTON MASSACRE A HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE and the troops had fired, being hard pressed and mad-dened. Five of the mob were killed and six wounded,and a thrill of indignation and horror went throughthe excited town. The next day a great meeting inFaneuil Hall sent a committee to Mr. Hutchinson, thegovernor, to demand the instant withdrawal of thetroops. Samuel Adams headed the committee, im-perious and on fire; told the governor, in the councilchamber where they met, that he spoke in the
A history of the American people . - ii 5 THE WEW YORKPUBLIC LIBRARY .•TOH, LBN OX ? VT> t —. THE BOSTON MASSACRE A HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE and the troops had fired, being hard pressed and mad-dened. Five of the mob were killed and six wounded,and a thrill of indignation and horror went throughthe excited town. The next day a great meeting inFaneuil Hall sent a committee to Mr. Hutchinson, thegovernor, to demand the instant withdrawal of thetroops. Samuel Adams headed the committee, im-perious and on fire; told the governor, in the councilchamber where they met, that he spoke in the nameof three thousand freemen who counted upon beingheeded; and won his point. The troops were withdrawnto an island in the bay. The town had hated theirlobster backs for all the year and a half they hadbeen there, and rejoiced and was quiet when they with-drew. But quiet could not last long. The flame was suresomewhere to burst out again whenever any incidentfor a moment stirred excitement. In North Carolinathere was the next year a sudden blaze of open rebellionagainst the extravagant exac
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