Help From Other Colonies
Other colonies were eager to help the people of Boston, giving them both physical and spiritual support, eventually leading to the reform of colonial unity.
Marblehead
A Marblehead pier
-- Allowed Bostonian merchants to use their docks and their warehouses.
-- Helped against Boston Port Bill, for it gave Boston a way to import and export goods
-- Helped against Boston Port Bill, for it gave Boston a way to import and export goods
Philadelphia
--Sons of Liberty in Philadelphia collected money for Bostonians whose homes had been lost (with the blockade established in the Boston Port Bill, many merchants did not have enough money to maintain a household)
The Sons of Liberty
Virginia
--"[A] day of 'fasting, humiliation, and prayer'" (Irvin) was held in support of Boston
--Showed Boston that they were being supported by their fellow colonies
--Showed Boston that they were being supported by their fellow colonies
The House of Burgesses in which the day in support of Boston was established
