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Title: A history of the American people
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress)
Subjects: United States -- History
Publisher: New York and London, Harper & brothers
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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dia ships,—even though it cost less, withthe twelvepence tax off, than the smuggled tea obtain-ed of the Dutch. The East India Company promptlysent tea-laden ships to Boston, New York, Philadelphia,and Charleston; and in the autumn of 1773 they beganto come in. In Boston a quiet mob, disguised as Ind-ians, threw the chests overboard into the harbor. AtNew York and Philadelphia the ships were permitted to leave port again without landing their cargoes. At Monde y Morn ing. Deccmbe 27, 1 • T HE TEA-SHIP b< ing .11 1 veil, c CI) 1: liabitan i. who to Drell rvc tin of Amei ica; IS l loll l (1 lo inci c ;it the S rA i t-Housi , Tlii Mornin r, prcci olv <t to ad vile what is bell to be done 0:1 this alanni • , Crifi CALL FOR MEETING TO PROTEST AGAINST THE LANDING OF TEA Charleston the tea was landed, but it was stored, notsold, and a public meeting saw to its secure bestowal.The experiment had failed. America was evidentlyof one mind, and had determined not to buy tea or any-168
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THE BOSTON TEA PARTY A HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE thing else with a parliamentary tax on it. The colonistswould no more submit to Mr. Townshends tax thanto Mr. Grenvilles, whatever the legal difference be-tween them might be, either in principle or in operation.The issue was squarely made up: the colonies wouldnot obey the Parliament, — would be governed onlythrough their own assemblies. If the ministers per-sisted, there must be revolution. Here the leading general authorities are the histories of Ban-croft, Hildreth, and Bryant; but to these we now add David Ram-says History of the American Revolution ; the fourth volume ofJames Grahames excellent History of the Rise and Progress ofthe United States of North America from their Colonization tillthe- Declaration of Independence ; Thomas Hutchinsons Historyof Massachusetts, one of the most valuable of the contemporaryauthorities; John S. Barrys History of Massachusetts ; JohnFiskes American Revolution ; Mellen Chamberlains The Re

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