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Things Escalate in Boston

 Hey, History Friends!!! Last time, we talked about New York's first Revolutionary bloodshed, but this time, we head NORTH. This is why I need maps. I legit had to open a map to double check that I had said that right. If you remember right, when the Townshend Acts were passed, Bostonians signed a Nonimportation Agreement.  I told you about John Hancock and one of his run-ins with the new customs officers. There's actually a lot more fun stories about him and his history, but I haven't studied him extensively- yet. He's on that to-learn about list I mentioned. I will tell you, though, that he was the richest man in Boston at one point. It took him a minute to really warm to the Patriot Dream, but after the Stamp Act, he became more vocal about the British injustices. He became selectman and then eventually a delegate in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.  The Nonimportation Agreement kind of put Mr. Hancock in a spotlight, however. He was a bit of a target for ...