The Colonist and Their Tea
It all started in May 1773, when we all felt that there were unfair taxes on tea. We all were very mad because the government passed an act letting the East India Company not pay taxes, so the prices on tea were cheaper, giving the company a monopoly on the tea sales. Also, we were mad because the government passed the Stamp Act, Quartering Act, Currency Act, Declaratory Act, Townshend Act, and the Tea Act so we all refused to buy British goods, like tea. The ships carrying tea came to New York, Pennsylvania, and Philadelphia, but we made them leave. Colonist in Boston and Massachusetts, also wanted to send away the shipments that arrived in the harbor. Our government would not let us do that, so the ships just sat
It all started in May 1773, when we all felt that there were unfair taxes on tea. We all were very mad because the government passed an act letting the East India Company not pay taxes, so the prices on tea were cheaper, giving the company a monopoly on the tea sales. Also, we were mad because the government passed the Stamp Act, Quartering Act, Currency Act, Declaratory Act, Townshend Act, and the Tea Act so we all refused to buy British goods, like tea. The ships carrying tea came to New York, Pennsylvania, and Philadelphia, but we made them leave. Colonist in Boston and Massachusetts, also wanted to send away the shipments that arrived in the harbor. Our government would not let us do that, so the ships just sat