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    Upset by the Boston Tea Party and other blatant acts of destruction of British property by American colonists, the British Parliament enacts the Coercive Acts, to the outrage of American Patriots, on this day in 1774. The Coercive Acts were a series of four acts established by the British government. The aim of the legislation was to restore order in Massachusetts and punish Bostonians for their Tea Party, in which members of the revolutionary-minded Sons of Liberty boarded three British tea…

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    The Boston Massacre and Tea Party: 1767–1774 Events 1767 Townshend Acts power commitments on stock, suspend the New York gathering 1768 British troops include Boston 1770 Parliament disavows all commitments under the Townshend Acts except for obligation on tea Boston Massacre happens 1773 Boston Tea Party happens 1774 Parliament passes Coercive, or Intolerable, Acts Parliament passes Quebec Act Key People Thomas Hutchinson - Governor of Massachusetts in the midst of right on time…

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    Ivy Tech University The Boston Tea Party Santeanna Colunga Survey Of American History 101-00F-F1-201620 Mark Myers December 7,2016 The British Parliament was finding many ways to make laws and impose taxes on the American colonies. The British Parliament is the supreme legislative body in the UK. They wanted to have complete control over America. They first started with the Proclamation Act of 1763. This act forbade settlement anywhere that passed a line drawn…

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    before the first battle. Americans were already attempting to get the attention of the British and forcing them so listen to their concerns. Although the first battle marks the official start of the American Revolution, it is evident that the Boston Tea Party, and their reaction to the Intolerable Acts, and the formation of the Constitutional Convention show that Americans had already begun the revolution prior to that. Far before…

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    The Boston Tea Party is a popular trademark in our world’s history because of the crimes that took place. The Boston Tea Party is known all around the world. Colonists came up with the idea to hijack boats to get into all of the tea and dump it into the waters because, they were upset about tea being taxed. The Boston Tea Party was an act of terrorism because 16 american colonists created violence by committing crimes, damaging property, and starting violence toward people. 16 patriots snuck…

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    Esteemed Colonist, You are formally invited to the Boston Tea Party. If we all work together, it is likely we can succeed in repealing the tea act. We need to show the government that we, the colonists, will stand up for what we think is right. The British government has imposed a new tax on tea. This is a ridiculous and unfair tax on us and we can’t afford to pay it. The government has already established several new taxes to line their own pockets, and enrich their soldiers. We have had to…

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    British troops occupied the Boston in 1768 due to political unrest in the colonies as a result of the Townshend Act. This act placed a tax on tea, glass, lead, paper and paint. Colonists were outraged at the taxation and rallied themselves against the British. On March 5, 1770, a group of colonists began to harass British troops guarding the customs house because they were angry with the fact that they were being treated like children by the British. One the soldier's gun fired on accident an…

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    Boston Tea Party Parliament twice passed and then repealed taxes in 1773. A new conflict over taxes exploded. Colonists began to think the unthinkable perhaps the time had come to throw off British rule and declare their independence. The new trouble began over tea. Calendars enjoy drinking tea most of it came from the East India Company. The company sold its tea to American tea merchants. In turn, these tea Merchants sold the tea to the colonists. In the 1770s, the British East India Company…

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    nation. One of the most famous events are the Boston Massacre.This happened on March 5,1770. This occurred because the British soldiers were hanging some colonist for not obeying the rules. The colonist did not like this so they started throwing rocks, stones, and sticks. The British soldiers got mad so they killed three people and injured eight two of these died later on. Another event that sparked this war was the Boston Tea Party. The Boston tea party happened on December 16, 1773. What…

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    The Boston Tea Party was a political protest on December 16, 1773 that represented the rebellion of the colonies from Great Britain. It was predominantly caused by the colonists’ opposition to being taxed without being represented in Parliament. Britain had placed a tax on the colonists’ tea; this caused the tension between the colonists and Great Britain to rise until it came to a head in the Boston massacre and soon led to the Boston Tea Party. Tea had been frequently imported to the colonies…

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