Elementary history of the United States . s himself, that the cry of Treason!Treason! was raised in different parts of the bouse, bymembers who favored the royal cause. But nothingcould withstand the torrent of Patrick Henrys elo-quence. It awakened a S]3irit of resistance in everynoble breast. 2. The people did not confine themselves to burnedimages of thosewho were ap-pointed to sellthe vesselswith stampsarrived, theytolled the bells,and walked thestreets dressed in mourning. They destroyed whole boxes of stamps,and threatened all who should distribute or use P
Elementary history of the United States . s himself, that the cry of Treason!Treason! was raised in different parts of the bouse, bymembers who favored the royal cause. But nothingcould withstand the torrent of Patrick Henrys elo-quence. It awakened a S]3irit of resistance in everynoble breast. 2. The people did not confine themselves to burnedimages of thosewho were ap-pointed to sellthe vesselswith stampsarrived, theytolled the bells,and walked thestreets dressed in mourning. They destroyed whole boxes of stamps,and threatened all who should distribute or use Parliament had to repeal this act. But it stillclaimed the right of taxation, and laid a duty on all tea,glass, paper, and painters colors, imported into thecolonies. 3. The colonists were still dissatisfied ; and. when theyheard that English soldiers had been ordered to Boston, tomake them submit, they were more angry than soldiers, on their arrival, treated the people inso-lently, while their ofiicers screened them from punish-. VoSHEI!.MN(&^. Specimens of Stamps. 1773] TEA RIOT AT BOSTON. 87 ment. They soon Lad a collision with the citizens ofBoston, in which three of the latter were killed. Thiswas called the Boston Massacre. 4. Throwing over Tea in Boston Harbor.— Parliament at last saw fit to take off the duties from everyarticle but tea. The colonists then determined not to useany tea. When ships containing this article came over,they would not let them land, but sent them back to Eng-land. At Boston, three ships full of tea having arrived,the governor insisted that they should not go back, butthat their cargoes should be landed. So, after dark onenight, a party of men disguised as Indians went on boardof the ships, and threw the tea overboard into the was done amid the cheers of a great crowd assembledon the wharf. 5. On their return, they passed a house where theBritish Admiral was spending the evening. Putting hishead out of the window, he cried,
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