Samuel Adams

Our Parliament’s act is called the Townshend Acts named after Charles Townshend who was Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer (or treasury department) and passed the British Parliament in an effort to exercise greater royal authority over the American colonies and to levy new taxes. The acts, sometimes were called the American Import Duties Acts and was passed in 1767. The Parliament’s reason for passing the act is Parliament still intended to raise money from the colonies to pay off Britain’s…

In December 16, 1773, British ships carried 500,000 pounds of tea from the East India Company to Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Charles Town. The citizens didn't want the tea to come, thinking that it would kill the American profits and get everyone one out of business. The Sons of Liberty made plans to stop the tea. In Boston, the Sons of Liberty dressed up as Indians, and boarded the ships filled with tea. They tipped the 342 crates of tea into the Boston Harbor. This raid was known as…

and he kept track of events that went on during this time period. He also spread the word to New York and Philadelphia about the Boston Tea Party. On April 18, 1775, Joseph Warren told Paul Revere to ride to Lexington, Massachusetts, and warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock that the British troops were looking for them and we're going to arrest them. Revere rowed across the Charles River until he came to Charlestown. While in Charlestown, he made sure that the "Sons of Liberty" committee had…

happened, but Paul Revere did not travel by himself; two other men traveled with him and about 40 others joined him throughout the night. The point of the ride was to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock that British soldiers were on their way to capture them, but Paul was caught by the British before he could get to them. Since we know Adams and Hancock were never captured, someone else had to be riding to warn them. Also, Revere never actually shouted, "The British are coming!". The ride was to…

Did you know that the colonist dumped more than 300 chests of tea into Boston Harbor? Back then there was much tension between the british and the colonist. But the british were more powerful so inn anyway possible they wanted to make the colonist worth less then then.once there was war between the British, French and the Indians that was very expensive. The British taxed the colonies to pay for their Army and to finance their war debt. This was one of several different factors that angered…

If one were to hear the name “Paul Revere”, the first thing that comes to mind would most likely be his famous Midnight Ride. Those who have had a third grade history lesson would jump to images of Revere riding through Lexington on horseback, shouting warnings about the imminent arrival of the British troops. However, there is more to this historical figure than what is commonly perceived. A member of the Sons of Liberty, Paul Revere delivered countless messages that kept the revolution alive.…

The Sons of Liberty are shrouded in secrecy and mystery, but they played a vital part in the pursuit of American Independence. The Sons of Liberty were established in Boston and New York through the guidance of Samuel Adams. The Sons of Liberty would meet under the cover of darkness to avoid detection from the British officials or Loyalists. The Sons of Liberty were seen as heroes or patriots by the Colonists but the British saw them as committing treason. The Sons of Liberty were right to…

Enacted on May 10, 1773, the Tea Act required all purchases of tea to be funneled through the British East India Company which monopolized the tea industry. With the conclusion of the French and Indian War resulting in major debt, the British government reacted by increasing the tax on the vulnerable colonies to see a return on their debt. The retraction of the taxes constructed by the Townsend Act resulted in the decrease in the price of tea which looked like a good deal for the colonies but…

pay that amount of tax so they wanted to conspire a plan resulting in the Tea Party. The Boston Tea Party was the most well planned rebellion of the 18th and 19th century. A group of Patriots, known as the Sons of Liberty and led by a man named Samuel Adams, planned the rebellion. To hide their identities, they dressed themselves as Mohawk Indians because they knew if caught punishment would be issued. The disguise was mostly a symbol to show that they no longer thought of themselves as…

became more and more angered by the high tea prices, and began to protest the British and the East India Tea Company. On December 16th, 1773, and event known as the Boston Tea party took place. In Boston Massachusetts, the sons of Liberty led by Samuel Adams boarded 3 of the British ships in the Boston Harbor that had been transporting tea. They ran aboard the ships dressed as Mohawk indians…