may 5, 1768 - Massachusetts Circular Letter
Description:
James Otis and Samual Adamssent 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
Now
~ 256 years ago
