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How much do you know about how morality during colonial times? Did you know that rioting could be seen as an effective and reasonable form of redress? Why was Thomas Hutchinson’s House destroyed when he wasn’t a stamp master? Who was behind the plundering and pillaging and why?
On today’s episode of Founded we’re finding out what happened in the town of Boston the day after Lt. Governor Thomas Hutchinson’s house was destroyed in a targeted attack. We’re also going to find out. why it was viewed differently than the effigy mob that went after the stamp collector. Morality and reputation were as important as money during those times and they viewed these things differently than we do in modern times.
Key Players:
Thomas Hutchinson: Lt Governor of Massachusetts Bay colony and Chief Justice in Boston, had his house destroyed by a mob
Francis Bernard: Royal Governor of Massachusetts Bay colony, despite the title he had no control
Andrew Oliver: Council member, Thomas Hutchinson’s brother-in-law, resigned from stamp man position after he was targeted by a mob
Colonel Isaac Barré: Member of Parliament who argued for colonial rights before the Stamp Act passed
Reverend Mayhew: Known for fiery and often political sermons delivered from the pulpit, accused of inciting a riot
Samuel Adams: hated stamps and authority, loved politics and protest
Ebenezer Mackintosh: Shoe maker, gang leader
John Hancock: Rich Merchant, selectmen, wrote a lot of mildly worded letters about hating stamps
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