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TEXT: "The Cradle of Liberty" The town meetings held in Faneuil Hall should only have concerned themselves with local issues. In the mid-1700s, however, the discussion turned to the taxation policies of the British Empire, and Faneuil Hall became the focus of revolutionary activity in Boston. At times protest meetings held at the hall spilled over into incidents of violence on the streets. Under the leadership of James Otis, Samuel Adams, Dr. Joseph Warren and other “Sons of Liberty,” debates led to opposition to the Sugar Tax of 1764, the Stamp Act of 1765, and other British political maneuvers. In December of 1773, sessions took place here concerning a newly arrived consignment of tea and the tax to be paid on it.
Though the rhetoric expressed here concerned only one community, Boston, reports were carried throughout the colonies and led them together towards unity and independence. Activities here earned Faneuil Hall its name as America’s “Cradle of Liberty.”
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Text explaining Faneuil Hall's famous nickname: "The Cradle of Liberty."
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1 minute, 5 seconds
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UniDescription/Gould and Pollock
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