The Stamp act was passed in March of 1765. According to Berkin, this act was “ the first political act of American women was to say “no””(13).Women began to refuse to purchase items that came from Britain. By the beginning of 1766 the act was repealed. The British were not happy when later on women used this tactic again and refused to buy fabric goods, teas or any british good. Spinning wheels were no longer being used by American women and they started using homespun fabric instead of the fabric from the british. In 1770 the Boston Massacre broke out due to the strain between the two countries. Three years later came the Tea act of 1773 where tea was dumped into the Boston harbor. The refusal to drink tea was a burden that always came down
