The Patriots responded by setting up a shadow government that took control of the province outside of Boston and would place General George Washington to take charge of militia units besieging British forces stationed in Boston, The British government punished Massachusetts by closing the port of Boston and taking away self-government.
Resenting taxes imposed by the British parliament, patriot protests escalate to a peak on Decemwith the destruction of a shipment of tea, known as 'the Boston Tea Party'.
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