Slightly over two months before Lexington and Concord. Even a blind man could see that the time for talking was ending and the time for fighting was about to begin.
February 9, 1775: Parliament Declares Massachusetts to be in Rebellion
- Donald R. McClarey
Donald R. McClarey
Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 43 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.
Something not taught in school.
If you are already in rebellion, you’d better either submit or win.
Often the events of that April morning are presented as Massachusetts lighting the fire, when it seems Parliament had already set things officially ablaze.
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