British Sent The HMS Romney To Enforce Taxation Laws In 1768

In 1768, the British government sent the ship the HMS Romney to Boston Harbor to enforce the Townshend Acts, a series of taxation laws against the American colonies that led to the Boston Tea Party and the American revolution. The ship impressed American sailors, seized a ship belong to John Hancock, and served as a refuge for tax officials from angry mobs.

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      Any idiots saying this is a swipe at Romney- it’s for the lolz. We know Mitt Romney is not a tax-enforcing British ship. We know that said tax-enforcing British ship has absolutely nothing to do with Mitt Romney. It’s just a funny coincidence that people can point at and make pithy remarks about.

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      HA! I bet they were only collecting from households making less than $250/year.

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