Tea Act

published, and what they published riled the colonists. After the Boston Massacre, patriot groups gained more power and made their resistance more known with later actions, such as the Boston Tea Party in reaction to the Tea Act in 1773, and eventually the First Continental Congress in response to the “Intolerable Acts” of 1774. These tensions continue to rise as trade is prohibited between the Britain and the colonies by colonial leaders in 1774, and…

life very difficult for them and was the reason for their rebellion against the British government. The British passed a series of laws that restricted how the colonists could trade or do business. The Wool Act of 1699 prohibited the export of American-made cloth from the colonies. The Iron Act of 1750 made it so that the colonies could not trade iron finished goods. Many of the colonists were farmers and blacksmiths, and therefore, laws like these made it difficult for the colonists…

The American Revolution was the product caused by many events, the first being the French and Indian War. The French and Indian war got its start in the year 1754 with land disputed in the Ohio River Valley and Middle America. The French and Indian war is a global conflict known all over the world as The Seven Years War. “1740’s British dispute boundaries in Ohio Valley. Virginia lays claim To land in Present day western Pa. (Ohio Company) French respond by building forts to secure what they…

The Boston Tea Party is the most important turning point in American history because it marked the first of a series of subsequent events—from British colonies to independent states and from independent states to a united nation -- that led to the formation of the United States of America. First and foremost, The Boston Tea Party led to the Revolutionary War and consequently to the Civil War, which in turn, ended the institution of slavery and redefined the political and social configuration of…

revolution is Navigation act of 1660 what happened in that is the British passed a series of laws.The French and Indian war that is where they had a war.The boston tea party they took tea and put it in the boston harbor. The boston massacre that is where british soldiers shot civilians.The pontiac's rebellion, the sugar act, The stamp act, The declaratory act, the Townshend act, The Intolerable act and last is the conclusion of the road of the to revolution.Paragraph 2 navigation act of 1660…

to permit their representation in the Government of Great Britain. The British instead of hearing the demand of the different colonies, they opposed to every single appeal, and increase even more the taxes to the colonies. This is when the Boston Tea Party happened as a result of "taxation without representation”. The American colonies believe that the British were…

The acts passed by the British generated angry and motivated colonists. The British were not intentionally trying to infuriate the colonies; they had to find ways to get themselves out of war debts. But for every British action on the colonists, colonials had an overwhelming animosity toward their homeland. The reoccurring taxing prompted the colonies to rebel against Britain in attempt to become their own independent country. Striving to reduce the smuggling of Sugar into the colonies from…

love of tea with them, but what about the tea? The colonists wanted their tea, at low and reasonable prices and in a way that would not hurt the American economy. Over the course of the 1700s many important events occurred that changed American history forever. In the early 1700s, the British decided to monopolize the tea business. The British made a deal with the East India Company so that only their tea would be sold in Britain and its colonies. With this being the only place to buy tea,…

for the troops to go back and fight the colonists. Stamp Act Congress 1765 The Stamp Act Congress meet in New York to say how they wanted to have a say in Parliament and how they disagreed with the taxes against them. They wanted their rights and to be able to have a say in government. The British would not accept that and further more got the colonist angrier and wanting to fight for their freedom. Declaratory Act 1766 The Declaratory Act basically said that British parliament had power to…

called “Acts.” “Stamp Act” In March 22, 1765, the “Stamp Act” had been another Act that the British had passed. This Act required that us, colonists need a stamp on every document and the only way to get a stamp is if we pay the tax. If our papers didn’t have a stamp then we couldn’t use it or get in trouble.This act had occurred due to the British national debt skyrocketed and in need of money to pay it off. (British- colonial to repay Colonial-paying for stamps) “Sugar Act” In April…