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American colonies - Repeal, Taxation, Protest

American colonies - Repeal, Taxation, Protest: In acting to remove the principal American grievance, the Rockinghamites made no constitutional concessions to the colonists. They said the Americans ought to have respected parliamentary law, and they wished the power of Parliament to be solemnly asserted in a formal resolution, as did the many foes of repeal of the Stamp Act. The result was the Declaratory Act of March 1766, passed by overwhelming majorities despite the opposition of Pitt; in effect it proclaimed the authority of Parliament in America to be the same as it was in Britain. The ministry also coupled with repeal a demand that the ....

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The Many Myths of the Boston Tea Party | History | Smithsonian Magazine

Contrary to popular belief, the 1773 protest opposed a tax break, not a tax hike. And it didn't immediately unify the colonies against the British ....

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'Boston Harbor a Teapot Tonight': The Revolutionary Act, 250 Years On

Four descendants remember the risks taken by their ancestors in standing up to the British in 1773 and tossing tea into Boston Harbor. ....

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Who Were the Sons of Liberty?

Most famous for their role in the Boston Tea Party, the Sons of Liberty used grassroots activism to push back against British rule. ....

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Our View: Beacon Hill: An embarrassment to democracy

Lords of Beacon Hill, hear ye, hear ye. ....

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