Minutemen and Modern Man
>> Friday, October 19, 2012
On a balmy April evening in 1775, disguised as Indians, a handful of Bostonians tossed Britain’s best tea into the dark waters of the harbor. It floated quietly down the channel, in sharp contrast to the turmoil above.
The British Crown ordered Boston’s port closed, knowing it could mean starvation for Boston citizens.
Fellow colonies rushed to Boston’s aid. Virginia declared fasting and prayer for the Boston inhabitants.
The First Continental Congress in Philadelphia was formed in September 1774, but uniting these free-thinking colonists into one solid and united group would not prove an easy task.
