Tea Party protests

the cost of tea, which created a ripple effect of smugglers trading illegally with the Dutch. In that situation, individuals discarded tea in the harbor to prove a point. The ‘argument was they refused to agree with the tea tax. However, Parliament had refused to listen to the colonists as well and created laws which were called Intolerable Acts. These Intolerable Acts triggered down to Georgia, especially in Savannah where merchants were affected by the tax issues. The first party to go…

was a major turning point in the Independence of the United States. There are several events that led up to the Revolution; however, I feel there are three events that solely sparked the start of this war: Proclamation of 1763, the Stamp Act, and the Tea Act of 1773. Each of these events took part in making changes of how things were done and accomplished different things, but all were played a vital role in getting things done. The Proclamation of 1763 was a founding constitutional document…

The tea tax on colonial merchants did not apply to the East India Company, which could sell the imported tea at a cheaper price and create a monopoly; enraged colonial merchants could not compete with the East India Company. As a result, the Boston Tea Party occurred on December 16, 1773 as the “Sons of Liberty” dressed as Mohawk Indians, snuck onto a ship in the Boston harbor, and dumped all the tea into the harbor. Parliament was angered by the Boston Tea Party and passed the Coercive…

selection will give tremendous insight on the America Revolution, which also know as the War of independence. Starting with the contributing factors that lead to the rebellion of the 13 colonies. For instance, the Boston Massacre, Stamp Act of 1775, Tea Act of 1773, and the Coercive Acts designed to reaffirm Brittan’s absolute rule or authority of the colonist. With a better understanding of these events we can make our own conclusion on weather this revolution could have been avoided.…

Revolution. Although the change in British imperial policy involved taxing and placing acts on the colonists to raise debt money, these actions displeased the people and caused them to revolt creating events like the Boston Massacre and The Boston Tea Party. These factors were of many that brought about the American Revolution. Taxation imposed on the American colonies by the British government created tension that fueled the…

what we call the Revolutionary War. These were : The Navigation Acts, the French and Indian War, Pontiac’s Rebellion and the Proclamation of 1763, the Sugar Act, the Stamp Act, Declaratory Act, the Townshend Act, the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, and the Intolerable Acts. These are the taxes and regulations that the British placed on the colonists. Soon, the colonists will become angry and feel that these are costing them their rights and opportunities. However, this all started with…

of printed matter. It was aimed to be easy to collect but only a little money was accumulated. And tea act in 1773, Governor Hutchinson thought tea would land and tax would be collected and in December 16, a band of colonists disguised as Indians dumped the tea overboard and this made the British furious. The Americans weren’t happy with the taxes and hence Boston tea party happened as they dumped tea boxes into the Boston harbor. The colonists started protesting and resisting the new taxes,…

Boston Tea Party Do you really know what had happened during the Boston Tea Party? Boston Tea Party is an important event of the America’s history. In 1773, the United States did not exist yet. Britain was in control of the thirteen colonies which it is the United States later on. People had come to the colonies for a new life, but instead they were stuck in the British rule. People were getting tired of the rule, and they were starting to rebel. Boston Tea Party was one of the events of the…

whatsoever.” In 1767, George III passed the Townshend Acts to collect taxes on glass, lead, paints, paper and, tea. Recognizing that tea was a favorite among the Americans, Parliament felt that taxing it would surely garner revenue for the British government. This once again ignored the colonists’ rights to be represented and colonists became to boycott and ultimately smuggle tea. By 1768, British troops were set up in the colonies, causing much tension between Britain and the…

The Declaratory Act, The Townsend Act, The Boston Tea party, And the Intolerable Act. These will all lead up to the Navigation Act. Between 1650 and 1696 a parliament passed a new Navigation Act. This parliament limited colonial trade by using Merchlism. It stopped colonist from trading certain items. It made the colonists use English ships to export goods. Then it later required all goods to go through English ports. Colonist will later protest over the unfair taxes they…