Rally Mohawks, bring out your axes, and tell King George we'll pay no taxes.
On a cold December night, townspeople rallied to board the ships in the harbor. They tossed 342 chests of tea into the water. Disguised as Mohawks, the offenders could not be identified. The damage in modern American dollars exceeded three quarters of a million dollars. Not a single British East India Company chest of tea bound for the 13 colonies reached its destination. Only the fish in Boston Harbor had the pleasure of that tea.
On a cold December night, townspeople rallied to board the ships in the harbor. They tossed 342 chests of tea into the water. Disguised as Mohawks, the offenders could not be identified. The damage in modern American dollars exceeded three quarters of a million dollars. Not a single British East India Company chest of tea bound for the 13 colonies reached its destination. Only the fish in Boston Harbor had the pleasure of that tea.
Stand your ground. Do not fire, unless fired upon. But if they mean to have a war,
let it begin here.
Britain's General Gage had a secret plan. During the wee hours of April 19, 1775, he would send out regiments of British soldiers quartered in Boston. Their destinations were Lexington, where they would capture Colonial leaders Sam Adams and John Hancock, so they could be tried for treason. Then on to Concord, where they would seize gunpowder and arms, limiting the colonists rights to defend themselves. But spies and friends of the Americans leaked word of Gage's plan.
let it begin here.
Britain's General Gage had a secret plan. During the wee hours of April 19, 1775, he would send out regiments of British soldiers quartered in Boston. Their destinations were Lexington, where they would capture Colonial leaders Sam Adams and John Hancock, so they could be tried for treason. Then on to Concord, where they would seize gunpowder and arms, limiting the colonists rights to defend themselves. But spies and friends of the Americans leaked word of Gage's plan.