that emphasized these differences. For example, the Townshend Duties of 1767, which taxed imports, led to non-importation agreements (boycotts of British goods) that hurt the British economy and caused the repeal of the Townshend Duties in 1770. The British occupation itself led to the Boston Massacre of 1770, when an angry mob provoked a soldier to fire into the crowd. This resulting mayhem caused five deaths.After these incidents, a break from England had become a distinct possibility, although still not a certain, by 1775. ...
