The Pine Tree Riot was an act of resistance to British royal authority undertaken by American colonists in Weare, New Hampshire, on April 14, 1772, placing...
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activists and enthusiasts of the American Revolution to commemorate the Pine Tree Riot, one of the first acts of resistance by the American colonists to British...
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Pinus strobus (redirect from Eastern white pine)
commonly called the eastern white pine, northern white pine, white pine, Weymouth pine (British), and soft pine is a large pine native to eastern North America...
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pine tree in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pine trees are coniferous trees in the genus Pinus. Pine tree or pinetree may also refer to: Pine Tree (album)...
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Boston Tea Party (category 1770s riots)
New Hampshire, was the Pine Tree Riot, in which colonialists protested heavy fines levied against them for harvesting trees. As Europeans developed a...
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participated in tax protests against the Royal authority such as the Pine Tree Riot in 1772 and the Boston Tea Party in 1773. Anticipating the arrangement...
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Boston Massacre (redirect from 1770 Boston riot)
because the captain of Romney had been impressing local sailors; they began to riot, and customs officials fled to Castle William for protection. Daniel Calfe...
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extended protection finally to 12-inch-diameter (300 mm) trees and resulted in the Pine Tree Riot that same year. This was one of the first acts of rebellion...
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Plundering Time (Maryland, 1644) Protestant Revolution (Maryland, 1689) Stono Rebellion (South Carolina, 1739) Gaspee affair (1772) Pine Tree Riot (1772)...
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Hillsborough, NC. They rioted through the town for several days. In response in January 1771 the North Carolina assembly passed the Johnston Riot Act, allowing...
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The New York City draft riots (July 13–16, 1863), sometimes referred to as the Manhattan draft riots and known at the time as Draft Week, were violent...
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admonished were the methods Tryon had used to win the battle. The use of a riot act and the execution of rebellion leaders after the battle was frowned upon...
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John Hancock (redirect from Liberty Riot)
not just deserters from the Royal Navy, an arguably illegal activity. A riot broke out when officials began to tow the Liberty out to the Romney, which...
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Bleeding Kansas (category Riots and civil disorder in Kansas)
Plundering Time (Maryland, 1644) Protestant Revolution (Maryland, 1689) Stono Rebellion (South Carolina, 1739) Gaspee affair (1772) Pine Tree Riot (1772)...
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extended protection finally to 12-inch-diameter (300 mm) trees and resulted in the Pine Tree Riot that same year. This was one of the first acts of rebellion...
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The Dead Rabbits riot was a two-day civil disturbance in New York City evolving from what was originally a small-scale street fight between members of...
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which outlawed disguises. Trials of leaders of the revolt, charged with riot, conspiracy and robbery, were held in 1845 with Amasa J. Parker presiding...
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Philadelphia nativist riots (also known as the Philadelphia Prayer Riots, the Bible Riots and the Native American Riots) were a series of riots that took place...
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The Southern bread riots were events of civil unrest in the Confederacy during the American Civil War, perpetrated mostly by women in March and April...
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Weare, New Hampshire, later referred to as the Pine Tree Riot. This would inspire the design of the Pine Tree Flag. Tensions escalated following the destruction...
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The Astor Place Riot occurred on May 10, 1849, at the now-demolished Astor Opera House in Manhattan and left between 22 and 31 rioters dead, and more than...
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Spitalfield Riots (Spitalfields, London, England) 1770 – Boston Massacre (Boston, British America) 1771 – Plague Riot (Moscow, Russia) 1772 – Pine Tree Riot (Weare...
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Early American currency Fries's Rebellion Fugio Cent Gove's Rebellion Pine Tree Riot Shays' Rebellion Whiskey Rebellion Belknap, pp 395-404 Holton, pp. 65-73...
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emissaries") were instigating treason among citizens. Adams helped draw up a Riot Act and a resolution suspending habeas corpus so the authorities could legally...
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The Portland Rum Riot, also called the Maine Law Riot, and the June Riot by Neal Dow, was a brief but violent period of civil unrest that occurred in...
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Pennsylvania Mutiny of 1783 (category Riots and civil disorder in Philadelphia)
Plundering Time (Maryland, 1644) Protestant Revolution (Maryland, 1689) Stono Rebellion (South Carolina, 1739) Gaspee affair (1772) Pine Tree Riot (1772)...
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Pottawatomie massacre (category Riots and civil disorder in Kansas)
Plundering Time (Maryland, 1644) Protestant Revolution (Maryland, 1689) Stono Rebellion (South Carolina, 1739) Gaspee affair (1772) Pine Tree Riot (1772)...
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Plundering Time (Maryland, 1644) Protestant Revolution (Maryland, 1689) Stono Rebellion (South Carolina, 1739) Gaspee affair (1772) Pine Tree Riot (1772)...
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Plundering Time (Maryland, 1644) Protestant Revolution (Maryland, 1689) Stono Rebellion (South Carolina, 1739) Gaspee affair (1772) Pine Tree Riot (1772)...
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riots, these took place shortly before the War of 1812 1824 – Hard Scrabble and Snow Town Riots, 1824 & 1831 respectively, Providence, RI (race riots)...
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