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The Coercive (aka intolerable) Acts of 1774
February 13, 2024 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
$10 – $12
This is a Semiquincentennial presentation. the British called them Coercive Acts and they were designed to punish Boston for their tea party. The roots of the Acts began with the burning of HMS Gaspee in 1772 and led to the convening of the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia.
Presenter is Lee J. Wilwerding of the Heritage Library.
Location is USCB Hilton Head Island Campus, Room 115
Cost is $10 for library members and $12 for non-members.