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Title: "My country, 'tis of thee!" or, The United States of America; past, present and future. A philosophic view of American history and of our present status, to be seen in the Columbian exhibition
Year: 1892 (1890s)
Authors: Johnson, Willis Fletcher, 1857-1931 Habberton, John, 1842-1921
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Publisher: Philadelphia, J. Y. Huber co.
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colonists to provide quarters for English troops—remained. The project of taxing the Ameri-can colonies was by no means relinquished.Duties were imposed on paper, glass, painterscolors, and tea. A large number of British offi-cers were stationed in Boston to enforce the pay-ment of these duties. Riots followed, andthroughout the colonies the greatest indignationand excitement prevailed. The British govern-
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* GOOD OLD COLONY TIMES. 97 meiit tried vainly to induce the colonists to buytheir merchandise, but, failing, made one lasteffort by effecting an arrangement with the EastIndia Company, by which a quantity of tea wasshipped to America, to be sold at a price less.than had been charged before the duties were im-posed. Cargoes were sent to New York, Boston,Philadelphia, and Charleston, S. C. The in-habitants of New York and Philadelphia sentthem back to England; in Charleston the teawas stored in cellars, where it finally perished ;in Boston men disguised as Indians boarded theships and threw the tea overboard. The consequence of this last rash action wasthe passing of the Port Bill, whereby the port ofBoston was declared closed, and the charter ofMassachusetts altered materially to abridge theliberties of the people. General Gage was sentwith troops to occupy Boston, which was alreadyfully garrisoned with English soldiers. In 1774 delegates from eleven colonies met atPhiladelphia and fo

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