Boston

The Government Act abolished representative government in Massachusetts by establishing an all-powerful governor. It was one of the Coercive (or Intolerable) Acts of 1774 that so enraged the Aemrican colonists.

George Robert Twelve Hewes, a Boston shoemaker, participated in many of the key events of the Revolutionary crisis. Over half a century later, Hewes described his experiences to James Hawkes. When Parliament passed the Tea Act in 1773, colonists refused to allow cargoes of tea to be unloaded.…

<p>Participants describe the opening of the American Revolution</p>

<p><span class="deck">In Boston, where one in six was dying of the plague, the great preacher battled for a new and radical idea.</span></p>

<p><span class="deck">The battle between rebels and redcoats that should have taken place at Bunker Hill was fought at Breed’s instead. It was the first of many costly mistakes for both sides</span></p>

<p><span class="deck"> When Boston’s police walked out, a great city erupted in violence. By doggedly doing nothing, Governor Coolidge emerged as a national hero</span> </p>

<p>Many a book, a magazine, a play, a movie, has been banned in Boston. But Christmas?</p>

<p><span class="deck"> <span class="typestyle"> Had a tempest not thwarted his plans, George Washington might have lost the Revolution in the first major operation he commanded</span> </span></p>

<p>When one of the wealthiest men in the Colonies sided with the Patriot cause, he was called a “wretched and plundered tool of the Boston rebels.”</p>

<p>Sixteen historic sites in Boston remind Americans of the events that led to our nation’s birth, from the Boston Massacre to Breed's Hill and the USS Constitution.</p>

<p>Enlisting an army of alter egos, Adams used the Boston press to make the case for American independence and to orchestrate a burgeoning rebellion.</p>

<p>The dumping of tons of tea in protest set the stage for the American Revolution and was a window on the culture and attitudes of the time.</p>