A new ministry under Lord North comes …
Years: 1770 - 1770
A new ministry under Lord North comes to power in 1770, and Parliament withdraw all taxes except the tax on tea, giving up its efforts to raise revenue while maintaining the right to tax.
This temporarily resolves the crisis, and the boycott of British goods largely ceases, with only the more radical patriots such as Samuel Adams continuing to agitate.
This temporarily resolves the crisis, and the boycott of British goods largely ceases, with only the more radical patriots such as Samuel Adams continuing to agitate.
