Chapter XIV
Events of 1768.—Protests and Loyal Petitions of the Colonists against the English Parliamentary Acts for raising revenues in the Colonies. 337-352
Petition to the King 337
Noble circular of the Massachusetts Legislative Assembly to the Assemblies of the other Colonies,
on the unconstitutional and oppressive Acts of the British Parliament 338
This circular displeasing to the British Ministry, and strongly condemned by it in a circular from the
Earl of Hillsborough 341
Admirable and patriotic reply of the Virginia House of Burgesses to the Massachusetts circular 342
Similar replies from the Legislative Assemblies of other Colonies 343
Excellent answer of the General Assembly of Maryland to a message of the Governor on the same subject 344
The effects of Lord Hillsborough’s circular letter to the Colonial Governors 345
Experiment of the newly asserted power of Parliament to tax and rule the Colonies, commended at
Boston and in Massachusetts 348
Three causes for popular irritation; seizures; riotous resistance; seven hundred soldiers landed, and
required to be provided for, which was refused; the Provincial Assembly and its proceedings; ships of
war in Boston Harbour 348