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Massachusetts Bay colonists rise up in the bloodless Powder Alarm.
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Province of Massachusetts Bay
British colony in North America from 1691 to 1776
The Province of Massachusetts Bay was a colony in New England which became one of the thirteen original states of the United States. It was chartered on October 7, 1691, by William III and Mary II, the joint monarchs of the kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and was…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Powder Alarm
1774 event leading up to the Revolutionary War
The Massachusetts Powder Alarm was a major popular reaction to the removal of gunpowder from a magazine near Boston by British soldiers under orders from General Thomas Gage, royal governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, on September 1, 1774. In response to this action,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)