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Although this picture is not of the Liberty Riot, this tree was a major part of the riot. Protestors dragged a custom official's boat out of the harbor up to this tree. Then, the protestors burned the boat.

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One of the most horrible means of execution. It ranks right up there with crucifixion. And what an arbitrary use of it, in the name of patriotism.

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Governor Francis Bernard: "The events of the 10th of June constituted an insurrection rather than a riot."

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Customs officials temporarily fled the city. Once the news reached London, the Crown sent around 4,000 troops to America to oversee the colonists.

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The Board of Customs Commissioners extorted money from colonial merchants and used flimsy excuses to justify seizing American vessels. The tensions reached their apex after the customs officials seized John Hancock's boat  "Liberty."

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An American riot on June 21, 1768 after ccustom officials tried to seize Hancock's ship.