Scene of the riot
The 1783 Adams Tavern Riot was an event that took place in Boston, Massachusetts, in the newly-formed United States in November 1783. Shortly after the end of the American Revolutionary War, a riot was incited near Adams Tavern in the North District. It resulted in the death of one Continental Army soldier and two civilians.
Background[]
On 25 November 1783, the last soldiers of Great Britain evacuated from New York Harbor, ending the American Revolutionary War. The new United States was going through many problems, however. They had yet to pay many of the Continental Army soldiers, with Haim Solomon giving them loans rather than payments for their services. In addition, there was no President or Constitution yet. Boston was still patrolled daily by Continental Army soldiers, and the city was still as dangerous as it was under British rule. Even as the British left, one could observe slaves being sold at auctions and people being abusive towards others.
Riot[]
The two victims of the riot
Soon after the end of the war, the Assassin Order Master Assassin Ratonhnhake:ton, who hid an amulet in the grave of his former mentor Achilles Davenport's son, returned to Boston to hunt down the last remnants of the Templar Order: the couriers, Fort Hill, and a few assassination contracts around the city. He came across a crowd of a few people and decided to start a riot with them, but unfortunately, there was a patrol of Continental Army soldiers nearby. Although many people started to shout and gather together in a riot, the soldiers moved in and began to attack the crowd. Ratonhnhake:ton, the leader of the riot, refused to let the innocents be killed, and he drew his hidden blades and killed an attacking soldier. The rest of them, including the tough grenadier and the captain, fled and some tried to climb up the buildings to flee. The riot left one soldier, a middle-aged civilian woman, and a middle-aged man dead. It was followed soon after by the 1783 Boston Harbor Riot, which left five soldiers and one woman dead.