21 giug 1768 anni - Liberty Riot
Descrizione:
A riot that broke out after the detaining of the Liberty, a sloop captained by John Hancock, a wealthy Bostonian merchant and future American revolutionary. The Liberty had been detained because of an accusation that he had been attempting to evade paying duties for bottles of wine he was carrying. British customs officials seized the sloop and towed it away towards the HMS Romney, an illegal act. Bostonians were also mad that the Romney had been impressing American sailors, and began to riot against the British. The customs officials reported back to Great Britain, complaining that they felt unsafe in Boston. In response, 4000 British troops were sent to the city to maintain order. The Liberty was commissioned into the Royal Navy but was soon burned by angry locals in Newport, RI. Tensions grew between the Bostonians and troops, which erupted in the 1770 Boston Massacre.
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