Tea Party protests

and that led them to protest against Great Britain. A major action that the colonists took was the Boston Tea Party, this was when the Sons of Liberty disguised themselves as Indians and went on multiple ships to dump out all the tea to protest the taxes. The colonists also took the action of putting tar and chicken feathers on British tax collectors to show disapproval of taxation. The British put taxes on things such as stamps, glass,…

took that was destructive or really angered the colonists is that he taxed them. In document A, it says that this angered the colonists because they thought only their own assemblies should be able to tax them. This caused the colonists to riot, protest, and boycott. Because of the riots and boycotts, the Townshend Acts were passed, putting taxes on all imported goods from Britain, also…

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…

Revolutionary War was the Boston Tea party. There was a lot of more events that led up to the war, but this one was by far the main reason they went to war. The Boston Tea Party was the main reason for the American Revolutionary war because it was the last event leading up to war, it was like dumping gold in the water, and colonist didn’t realize how much it meant to them. It was the last event that happened before the war on December 16, 1773 was when the Boston Tea Party took place. The…

started to protest against the British taxes and laws. There was a group called the Son of Liberty which was formed in 1765 to enforce the Stamp Act, during this protest. The Son of Liberty were one of the worst people as they did horrible things to people so that they can pay their taxes. The Son of Liberty were probably the one who planned the Boston Tea Party. The Boston Tea Party is where a group of colonists dressed as American Indians at night board the ship and threw all the tea…

Boston Tea Party: The Cause While the British Parliament were trying to save the stumbling East India Company by exempting them on the export tax, the American colonist viewed this act as another illustration of taxation tyranny. On December 16th of 1773, a group of colonist in Massachusetts disguised themselves as Mohawk Indians, gathered in Boston Harbor on three different British tea ships and discarded 342 chests of tea over the ships and into the Harbor (“Boston Tea Party,” 2007). This…

On December 16, 1773 the most major and well-known protest by the Bostonians took place, the Boston Tea Party. The Boston Tea Party involved a group of colonists led by Samuel Adams who dressed as Mohawk Indians and came aboard three British tea ships, dumping all of the crates of tea into the Boston Harbor. British officials were outraged by the Boston Tea Party and took drastic measures in order to discipline the colonies, such as the passing of the Intolerable…

they had not voted on the tax (No taxation without representation). Colonists under the leadership of Samuel Adams formed the Sons of Liberty to protest the Stamp Act. Since the Stamp Act did not work, Britain replaced it with a tax on imported goods, the Townshend Acts. So colonists refused to buy imports. The Daughters of Liberty formed to make tea and cloth. The colonial boycott was hurting British merchants; therefore, King George III ordered British soldiers and warships to the…

The American Revolution was one of the greatest historical events that occurred in American history. But many don’t know the obstacles that occurred through, leading to this event. From dumping tea to getting Independence took many obstacles. This started from Taxation without representation and the Sugar Act in 1764 to 1766. Then was the Stamp Act of 1765, the Sons of Liberty formed and Declaratory Act from 1765 to 1766. When the Stamp Act of 1765 was repealed, the King started the Townshend…

The imperial crisis was the beginning of the war for independence. It was a conflict between Britain and its 13 colonies. The imperial crisis’ conflict was the colonists living in America were fighting for their right not to be deprived of their property without their consent. In 1763 Britain was finally not at war with any other companies. At this time, they started to see all the debt they have incurred from previous wars. King George III was the new king on the throne. He was young and quite…