On this day 250 years ago in London King George III signed the Boston Port Act closing the Port of Boston to essentially all trade effective June 1, 1774. The closure of the Port would be enforced by the Royal Navy.

Source: https://www.americanhistorycentral.com/entries/boston-port-act-facts/

The Boston Port Act when soon coupled with the other “Intolerable Acts” clearly led to the Revolutionary War. Blockades are generally considered to be an act of war under International Law. So I would argue that Great Britain essentially declared War on the City of Boston starting June 1, 1774. The Revolution was already underway in the hearts and minds of the American colonists priot to that date as this blog is trying to show, but starting June 1, 1774 I believe that the City of Boston was justified in armed resistance to British misrule, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts was justified in defending its capital, and the other colonies were justified in joining Massachusetts in resistance. From that date forward the colonies were at war with Britain and violent acts against the British were, in my view, legitimate acts of war. The Patriots would, for the most part, continue to use peaceful means to attempt to change British policy, and significant bloodshed did not occur until Lexington, one year after the colonies would learn of the Boston Port Act. But starting June 1, this blog will chronicle acts of war in the Revolution.