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may 5, 1768 - Massachusetts Circular Letter

Description:

James Otis and Samual Adams
sent to colonial legislatures
petition Parliament to repeal Townshend Acts
british response - letter retracted, threatened to dissolve the legislature, increased British troops
Colonial response - boycotted British goods, increased smuggling activities

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Date:

may 5, 1768
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~ 257 years ago