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Page 158
... selectmen and councillors could even assemble . The council then voted that the effigies had been put up " by some insignificant people , " a designation that probably reflected not only the desire to play down the importance of the ...
... selectmen and councillors could even assemble . The council then voted that the effigies had been put up " by some insignificant people , " a designation that probably reflected not only the desire to play down the importance of the ...
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... selectmen which method of quartering would be least disagreeable to the inhabitants . The selectmen , having used the time to scrutinize the Quartering Acts , had found a flaw that worked to the inhabitants ' advantage . Only when all ...
... selectmen which method of quartering would be least disagreeable to the inhabitants . The selectmen , having used the time to scrutinize the Quartering Acts , had found a flaw that worked to the inhabitants ' advantage . Only when all ...
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... selectmen reported with obvious gusto , he " chose to give us this Information " so that if any meetings were wanted and " if he should Judge it expedient he would allow one to be called . " The selectmen politely informed him that his ...
... selectmen reported with obvious gusto , he " chose to give us this Information " so that if any meetings were wanted and " if he should Judge it expedient he would allow one to be called . " The selectmen politely informed him that his ...
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Colonial Traditions and New Imperial Policy | 37 |
Stamp Act Crowds and Social Stratification in Boston | 85 |
Massachusetts Defies the Stamp Act | 119 |
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