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An illustrated history of the New world - containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent and a complete history of the United States to the (14779319432)
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Title: An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ... and a complete history of the United States to the present time ..
Year: 1868 (1860s)
Authors: Denison, John Ledyard, 1826-1906
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Publisher: Norwich, Conn., H. Bill
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress
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tea ships which had arrived there, but without suc-cess. The agents of the company would not release the captainsfrom their obligations ; the custom-house officers refused them clear-ances, and the governor would not allow them to pass Castle William. The vessels containing the tea lay for some days in the harbour,watched by a strong guard of citizens, who, from a numerous town-meeting, despatched the most peremptory commands to the ship-masters not to land their cargoes. At length, the popular ragecould be restrained no longer, and the consignees, apprehendingviolence, took refuge in Castle William, while, on the 16th of December, an assemblage of men, dressed and painted like MohawkIndians, boarded the vessels, and threw the tea into the dock. Inthe space of about two hours, the contents of three hundred ar.d^orty-two chests of tea, valued at £18,000 sterling, were thus de-stroyed. This act led to the passage of the Boston Port Bill, (31st March, 316 COMMENCEMENT OF THE REVOLUTION.
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DSSTRTJOTION OF THB TBA.IN BOSTON HARBOUR. 1774,) prohibiting the lading or unlading of goods and merchandizeat Boston after the 1st day of June, until the return of obedience andthe indemnification of the East India Company for the tea destroyed.To enforce the enactments of this bill, four ships of war were orderedto sail for the proscribed town. General Gage, commander-in-chiefin America, was appointed Governor of Massachusetts Bay, in theroom of Mr. Hutchinson ; and he was authorized to remit forfeituresand grant pardons. He arrived on the 13th of May. The effect of this stringent proceeding was exactly the reverse ofwhat had been anticipated by the British ministry. Instead otdividing and intimidating the colonies, it united and emboldenedthem. The necessity of a general congress was soon universally perceived^and the measure was gradually adopted by every colony, from NewHampshire to South Carolina. On the 4th of September, delegatesfrom eleven colonies appeared at Philadelphia ;
The British East India Company was the first joint-stock corporation to be formed in England, and it eventually became one of the most powerful trading companies in the world, with a virtual monopoly on trade in India and the East Indies. The East India Company or the British East India Company and informally as John Company was an English and later British joint-stock company, which was formed to pursue trade with the East Indies but ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent and Qing China. After the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588, London merchants presented a petition to Queen Elizabeth I for permission to sail to the Indian Ocean. Permission was granted, and on 10 April 1591 three ships sailed from Torbay around the Cape of Good Hope to the Arabian Sea. On 31 December 1600, the Queen granted a Royal Charter to "George, Earl of Cumberland, and 215 Knights, Aldermen, and Burgesses" under the name, Governor and Company of Merchants of London trading with the East Indies. The governance of the company was in the hands of one governor and 24 directors or "committees", who made up the Court of Directors. They, in turn, reported to the Court of Proprietors, which appointed them. Ten committees reported to the Court of Directors. According to tradition, business was initially transacted at the Nags Head Inn, opposite St Botolph's church in Bishopsgate, before moving to India House in Leadenhall Street. The company played a key role in the spread of British influence in India and the development of the British Empire. However, it also became involved in corruption and exploitation, and it was eventually dissolved in 1858, following the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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