American Heritage: Tea tax didn’t break boycott against
BritishPublished 10:07pm Wednesday, May 23, 2012 “The propitious
smiles of Heaven can never be expected on a nation that
disregards the eternal rules of order and right which Heaven
itself has ordained.” — (George Washington, 1789 inaugural
address) When we left off in our last article, we were looking
at the things that led up to the Declaration of Independence and
ultimately, the Revolutionary War. We ended the article with the
withdrawal of Townshend Acts. The colonies were constantly under
the prying eyes of the Royal Navy of England. Smuggling within
the colonies, according to the English government, had to be
stopped. So constant patroling by the Royal fleet was necessary.
The colonists resented this and became extremely angry. On June
9, 1772, a revenue schooner by the name of HMS Gaspee ran
aground. The ship was chasing a colonist boat by the name of
Hannah at the time. This took place near Warwick, R.I. Early the
next morning, June 10, a group o