The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest by a secret organization referred to as the Sons of Liberty, which was created in the thirteen American colonies. Its purpose was to protect the rights of the colonists and fight the British against taxation. This resulted in the British passing Coercive Acts to punish the colonists for the protests, which further pushed the Americans into war with the British. However, there is a debate upon whether the colonials or the British were at fault for the outcomes.
British Perspective: The British Parliament passed the Townshend Act which placed a tax on materials, consisting of tea, glass, paint, etc. to be imported into the colonies. Later on, the acts were repealed, besides the
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest by a secret organization referred to as the Sons of Liberty, which was created in the thirteen American colonies. Its purpose was to protect the rights of the colonists and fight the British against taxation. This resulted in the British passing Coercive Acts to punish the colonists for the protests, which further pushed the Americans into war with the British. However, there is a debate upon whether the colonials or the British were at fault for the outcomes.
British Perspective: The British Parliament passed the Townshend Act which placed a tax on materials, consisting of tea, glass, paint, etc. to be imported into the colonies. Later on, the acts were repealed, besides the