In protest of the taxes on imports many resistance groups, such as the Sons of Liberty, boycotted British goods and harassed loyal merchants. In 1770, the Governor requested military support which angered the colonists because the British soldiers were competing for jobs alongside them. On March 1, 1770, some workers confronted soldiers and begin to taunt and throw snowballs at them. One nervous soldier shot into the crowd and once the smoke cleared five colonists were dead. During 1772, there was a ship called the Gaspee patrolling Rhode Island for smugglers when it was boarded by colonial rebels who were infuriated with the enforcement of Navigation Acts and it was set on fire. Britain passed the Tea Act of 1777 in an attempt to the save the British East India Company and keep their monopoly on tea. Outraged, the Sons of Liberty dressed up as Native Americans and dumped three ships worth of tea into the ocean. These events only deepened the divide between Britain and the colonies, and set the foundation for a fight for
In protest of the taxes on imports many resistance groups, such as the Sons of Liberty, boycotted British goods and harassed loyal merchants. In 1770, the Governor requested military support which angered the colonists because the British soldiers were competing for jobs alongside them. On March 1, 1770, some workers confronted soldiers and begin to taunt and throw snowballs at them. One nervous soldier shot into the crowd and once the smoke cleared five colonists were dead. During 1772, there was a ship called the Gaspee patrolling Rhode Island for smugglers when it was boarded by colonial rebels who were infuriated with the enforcement of Navigation Acts and it was set on fire. Britain passed the Tea Act of 1777 in an attempt to the save the British East India Company and keep their monopoly on tea. Outraged, the Sons of Liberty dressed up as Native Americans and dumped three ships worth of tea into the ocean. These events only deepened the divide between Britain and the colonies, and set the foundation for a fight for