Timeline Thursday 18 May 1769

Thursday 18 May 1769

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1769 Virginia Association adopted Burgesses agree to boycott British goods After the royal governor dissolved the House of Burgesses, its members met privately and agreed not to import British goods in protest at the Townshend Acts. George Mason drafted the agreement and George Washington put it forward.
1769 Virginia Association adopted Burgesses agree to boycott British goods After the royal governor dissolved the House of Burgesses, its members met privately and agreed not to import British goods in protest at the Townshend Acts. George Mason drafted the agreement and George Washington put it forward.