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March 5, 1790, the Boston Massacre occurs, changing the Bostonians’ perspective of England, if it wasn’t previously changed. As the effect of the incident, a scared Lord North (the Prime Minister of England) repealed all duties except for the tax on tea (which yielded the most revenue). Americans were both content and discontent with the annulment of the levies; content that they weren’t taxed as much, but discontent with the fact that they still had to pay an outrageous three pence tax on tea. Moreover, Bostonians (and most other Americans) were still questioning Britain’s right for taxation without representation.
The Bostonians tried to find a solution to once and for all deal with tea. They started to send boats back, but this method was too expensive for the Bostonians, even with the wealth of John Hancock backing it. The second idea that was brought to action was a boycott of good started by the women of Boston (believed to be the Daughters of the American Revolution). The movement caught on, and on January 23, it was declared at Fanuiel Hall and “official boycott” where their goal was to “defy all mankind and prove the contrary.” Because Britain was skeptical of this plan, Americans were determined to prove that they could not only survive without tea, but also survive without Britain itself.
The Bostonians tried to find a solution to once and for all deal with tea. They started to send boats back, but this method was too expensive for the Bostonians, even with the wealth of John Hancock backing it. The second idea that was brought to action was a boycott of good started by the women of Boston (believed to be the Daughters of the American Revolution). The movement caught on, and on January 23, it was declared at Fanuiel Hall and “official boycott” where their goal was to “defy all mankind and prove the contrary.” Because Britain was skeptical of this plan, Americans were determined to fulfill their “promise.”
One month later the DAR organized a group of one hundred women to spin yarn. Although this seems insignificant, that event brought together all of Boston; it showed that Americans were able to make materials which were “purely American.” The action created fraternity between the Bostonians and nobody was going to import from Britain. Naturally, Americans tried to smuggle in goods; those who were caught were publicly ostracized and sometimes expelled from the colony (such was the fate of a merchant named Cutler).