jan 1, 1768 - 1768
Description:
1768In response to the Colonists’ boycott of British goods, two regiments of British soldiers are posted in Boston to help with tax collection. The Colonists came to regard this as the beginning of the British Occupation of Boston.
One of the British regiments camps out on Boston Common, and part of the other is posted for a short time in Faneuil Hall.
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Date:
jan 1, 1768
Now
~ 256 years ago
