Boston Tea Party

that occurred through, leading to this event. From dumping tea to getting Independence took many obstacles. This started from Taxation without representation and the Sugar Act in 1764 to 1766. Then was the Stamp Act of 1765, the Sons of Liberty formed and Declaratory Act from 1765 to 1766. When the Stamp Act of 1765 was repealed, the King started the Townshend Act which put duties not only on paper, but other items as well. Next came the Boston Massacre that occurred March 5, 1770 which was one…

Not the Colonist’s Cup of Tea There was a lot of tension between the England and the English colonies in North America during the 1700s. England saw the colonists as second-class citizens. The King and Parliament thought that they knew best for the colonists and made laws that England benefited from but the colonists suffered for. One of the unjust laws that the colonists had very little tolerance for was the tax on tea. The Boston Tea Party was the colonists respond to this tax. There were…

The Shoemaker and The Tea Party: Book Assignment #1 PART I: IDENTIFICATION QUESTIONS Historical Memory is oral and written testimonies from individuals who wither witnessed for took part in historical moments in history. Benjamin Bussey Thatcher was an American author who wrote Traits of the Tea Party (1835) which was the second biography to be written about George Robert Twelve Hewes. The American Revolution was a political upheaval that took place between 1765 and 1783. It started with the…

The imperial crisis was the beginning of the war for independence. It was a conflict between Britain and its 13 colonies. The imperial crisis’ conflict was the colonists living in America were fighting for their right not to be deprived of their property without their consent. In 1763 Britain was finally not at war with any other companies. At this time, they started to see all the debt they have incurred from previous wars. King George III was the new king on the throne. He was young and quite…

Stamp Act. It was created in May 10, 1773. It was created to help save the British East India Company and to save the British economy. The Tea Act gave the British East India Company nearly total control of the market for tea and removed some taxes on tea, making colonist less expensive for the colonist. The colonist didn't want to pay ay taxes and be told what tea they…

Enacted on May 10, 1773, the Tea Act required all purchases of tea to be funneled through the British East India Company which monopolized the tea industry. With the conclusion of the French and Indian War resulting in major debt, the British government reacted by increasing the tax on the vulnerable colonies to see a return on their debt. The retraction of the taxes constructed by the Townsend Act resulted in the decrease in the price of tea which looked like a good deal for the colonies but…

the revolutionary war, but what caused it? Was it a miscommunicated accident, too much British control, or was it from just pure hatred. The British implemented many different taxes and acts that the colonists believed were unfair such as the Stamp, Tea and Intolerable acts which increased british control that led to the start of the Revolutionary War. First off we have the Stamp act which was instituted in the year of 1764. Not only was this the first act the british imposed onto the colonists…

Would you want to be ruled under a king that made you feel like your rights as a person were taken away? Neither did the colonists. There were many ways that the king of England was being destructive to the colonists' lives. Two of those ways are that he taxed the colonists and he sent troops that were treating them terribly. Again, one of the actions the king took that was destructive or really angered the colonists is that he taxed them. In document A, it says that this angered the colonists…

sent over and the colonists were forced to house them (Document K). This led to more revolt, such as the Boston Massacre and the Boston tea party. The Boston massacre really sparked up anger in the colonies because of the light punishment given to the soldiers who shot the civilians (Document D). When the Tea Act was passed, all the pent up emotions of the colonists were revived, the Boston Tea party was very important to the start of the revolution. The Relationship changes between England…

road to the revolution and what happen in the road to the revolution is Navigation act of 1660 what happened in that is the British passed a series of laws.The French and Indian war that is where they had a war.The boston tea party they took tea and put it in the boston harbor. The boston massacre that is where british soldiers shot civilians.The pontiac's rebellion, the sugar act, The stamp act, The declaratory act, the Townshend act, The Intolerable act and last is the conclusion of the road…