tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post5239716186703615987..comments2024-03-28T04:26:30.557-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: Lt. Gov. Colden’s Unsafe SituationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-4580225111382405182015-11-21T09:03:00.848-05:002015-11-21T09:03:00.848-05:00I know that 18th-century Britain was pretty prone ...I know that 18th-century Britain was pretty prone to civil disturbances, but when you read the recommendations for ensuring that Fort George could fend off the very subjects it was built to protect, it's hard not to conclude that London had irretrievably lost control of the colonies as early as 1765! <br /><br />On the other hand, I think that question has to be posed whether the Stamp Act's opponents crossed the line in their opposition into a kind of violence we would be hard pressed to countenance today...Don Carleton (Jr.)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02995856884718068236noreply@blogger.com