An excerpt from the Boston News-Letter on September 1, 1774, "Letters from Philadelphia say that City only has raised 4000 pounds in currency for the support of the Town of Boston in its present difficulties " shows that the towns around Boston, Massachusetts do not like the fact that the British control the regulating of trade in the Americas, and defy Britain by raising money to support the town of Boston under its trade ban. ... In a speech, Patrick Henry also stated that the colonists had tried all possible solutions available to them, which was also supported by the Declaration of Causes ...

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From the first settlement to present day, our country has seen numerous wars, reformations, religious and social movements. ... Bands of Indians would invade towns, killing, burning, and capturing the settlers. ... Numerous times throughout her story she quotes scripture. ... France, Germany, and Italy were big influences, but this became a literature of our own. ... This passage shows Rip's confusion upon entering a town that is familiar to him, though quite different. ...

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From the first settlement to present day, our country has seen numerous wars, reformations, religious and social movements. ... Bands of Indians would invade towns, killing, burning, and capturing the settlers. ... Numerous times throughout her story she quotes scripture. ... France, Germany, and Italy were big influences, but this became a literature of our own. ... This passage shows Rip's confusion upon entering a town that is familiar to him, though quite different. ...

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This quote illustrates that the colonists were unhappy that a government three thousand miles away was making decisions about their property. ... In reference to the Stamp Act in 1765, Benjamin Franklin is quoted as saying during a testimony of the act, "I know it is appropriated by the act to the American service; but it will be spent in the conquered colonies, where the soldiers are, not in the colonies that pay it....... In a letter from a Boston merchant named John Andrews to his brother in Philadelphia it says, "I sincerely believe they [the British Parliament] intend to carry o...

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The library was opened to the public once a week for lending and subscribers were made to pay double the amount of the book if not returned.In the community, the library became so successful that it was emulated by neighboring towns, and in other provinces. ... "My parents had early given me religious impressions, and brought me through my childhood piously in the dissenting way some books against Deism fell into hands; they were said to be the sermons preached at Boyle's lectures; for the argument of Deists which were quoted to be refuted, appeared to me much stronger than the refu...

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