La nation britannique une histoire / par George MWrong . n-talité. En Amérique, Oliver et Hutchinson whowere ont condamné pour avoir attackingle parti populaire, mais à Eng-land Franklin a été accusé de conduite déshonorable pour avoir labouré des lettres privées pour le public. En 1774: Le vieil homme grave et digne a été convoqué devant un comité du Conseil privé, et le stooderect et sans motionless sous une attaque effrayante de mer-dcrburn, le procureur général. Il a été ignominiouslyrenvoyé de son bureau, et le manin Amérique le plus influent avait désormais le sénade des blessures personnelles. Cela ne l'a pas fait frô

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The British nation a history / by George MWrong . n-tality. In America it wasOliver and Hutchinson whowere condemned for attackingthe popular party, but in Eng-land Franklin was accused ofdishonourable conduct for al-lowing private letters to reachthe public. In 1774: the grave and dignified old man wascalled before a committee of the Privy Council, and stooderect and motionless under a scathing attack from Wed-dcrburn, the Attorney-General. He was ignominiouslydismissed from his office, and the most influential manin America had henceforth the senseof personal injury. This did notkeep him from working for a timefor conciliation, but, in the end, hebecame the resolute foe of Britishconnection. The final crisis soon came. TheEast Indian Company had a largesurplus stock of tea, and resolved toThe Boston ^^P^^t ^^ to America.Tea Party, Tlio duty ou tea was tiu^^^^- sole remnant of Town- sheiurs plan to tax tlio colonies; butthe com])any was prepared to ])ay the duty, and appointedagents at various AmericMii ports to receive tlie cargoes. Thomas Hutchinson(1711-1780). THE ERA OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 469 of the tea ships. New Enghmd agitators had ah-eady de-claimed against even the use of tea while the tax remained, and now they saw that tea was to be imported in immensequantities by a powerful corporation. The excitement inAmerica rose to fever heat. At Philadelphia, New York, and elsewhere, the tea ships were either turned backwithout landing their cargoes, or the tea was stored inwarehouses pending an .appeal to the British Government.But at Boston more violent counsels prevailed. Threetea ships lay in the harbour, and preparations to laudtheir cargoes were complete, when forty or fifty Bosto-nians, disguised asMohawk Indians, boarded them atnight, and emptiedinto Boston Har-bour the cargoesof tea, valued at£18, 000. The Boston Tea Party roused the British nation, which girded itself )^ Britain resolves *° ^^^^ *^^^ rebellious colonial spirit. Parlia-vj ?- to coerc

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