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Bookmark or Share- The New Hampshire Pine Tree Riot of 1772New Hampshire’s oppressive pine tree laws sparked a little-known colonial uprising in 1772 called the Pine Tree Riot. An early test of British royal authority, it may have encouraged the Boston Tea Party a year and a half later.
- The Pine Tree Riot | Wildlife Journal Junior - New Hampshire PBSLearn about the Pine Tree Riot, a historic event in 1772 when sawmill owners in Weare resisted the British law that protected white pines for naval ships. Find out how they fought back against the Deputy Surveyor and the Sheriff, and what happened to them afterwards.
- The Pine Tree Riot - Journal of the American RevolutionLearn about the 1772 incident when New Hampshire colonists protested against the British law that reserved white pines for the Royal Navy. Read how they beat and humiliated the sheriff and deputy who tried to enforce the law and how they were punished in court.
- The Pine Tree Riot - Weare Historical SocietyLearn about the 1772 event when Weare men rebelled against the British law that restricted cutting white pine trees for the Royal Navy. See how the Pine Tree Riot influenced the American Revolution and the history of New Hampshire.
- Tree of Peace, Spark of War - JSTOR DailyThe “Pine Tree Riot,” as it’s called, is often misattributed to a single event, when it arguably alludes to various acts of resistance. The first of these came in 1734, just five years after passage of the third and most restrictive White Pine Act.
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