There is so much history about Boston and its people. Its citizens have a long tradition of radical politics and issues such as independence, civil rights, emancipation and anti-slavery were debated several years before they became at the top of political agendas.
I was fascinated to find out about John Adams, John Hancock, Samuel Adams, Robert Paine and Elbridge Gerry, who all signed the declaration of independence. Other notable Bostonians of these times include Benjamin Franklin, Paul Revere. John Winthrop and James Otis.
The ideas and principals of these people have helped to shape modern democracy, not just in the USA, but all over the world.
Bostonians would gather in venues such as the Old South Meeting House and Faneuil Hall to debate issues of the day. It was from the Old South Meeting House that in 1773 angry colonists gathered to protest against a tax on tea. Subsequently some pf the protesters marched to Boston Harbor and destroyed 342 chests of imported tea.
The Old State House was the seat of British colonial government between 1713 and 1776. Close to this building is the site where the Boston Massacre took place. British troops shot dead 5 protesting colonists. The incident provoked support for the fight for independence.
From the balcony of this building the Declaration of Independence was proclaimed to the citizens of Boston on 18th July 1776.
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