Liberty Affair

Liberty Affair
Liberty Affair
Part of the American Revolution
Date	June 10, 1768
Location	Boston
Caused by	Seizure of the ship Liberty;
Parties
Customs officers, sailors of HMS Romney	Mob of colonists
Lead figures
	Joseph Harrison, Benjamin Hallowell Daniel Malcolm, John Hancock
Number
unknown	3000
Casualties and losses
Minor injuries

The Liberty Affair was an incident that culminated to a riot in 1768, leading to the Boston Massacre on March 5, 1770. It involved the seizure of the Liberty, a sloop owned by local smuggler and merchant John Hancock, by British authorities.^[1] This incident, which showed the difficulties in enforcing British revenue laws and growing colonial resentment against British rule, formed part of the series of events that led to the American Revolution.^[2]

^ "Liberty Affair | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
^ Tucker, Spencer C. (2018). American Revolution: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection [5 volumes] (Santa Barbara, CA ed.). ABC-CLIO. p. 870. ISBN 978-1-85109-744-9.

[1] "Liberty Affair | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2022-01-07.

[:3-2] Tucker, Spencer C. (2018). American Revolution: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection [5 volumes] (Santa Barbara, CA ed.). ABC-CLIO. p. 870. ISBN 978-1-85109-744-9.

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