Tea

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,…

occurring between the years of 1763 and 1775. Within these years English colonists were aggravated from the tax and trade laws that were put into place. The series of major conflicts between England and English colonies consist of the Stamp Act, the Tea Act, and the Intolerable Acts and everything in between. The English colonists were upset with the way they were being treated along with all of the taxes that came along with acts passed by the British Parliament, which exploded at one moment…

king imposed a new act known as the Tea Act. This act gave the British East India Company a monopoly on tea sales in America. This is what cause the spark in which The Sons of Liberty used to ignite the American Revolution. On the night of the Boston Tea Party the Sons of Liberty, dressed up as native Americans in hopes to disguise themselves, and marched onto a British ship carrying tons of imported tea. The Sons of Liberty then continued to dump all of the tea off the ship into the Boston…

He proposed a tax on glass, paint, paper and imported tea (Keene, Cornell, and O 'Donnel 101). You stated that we have been paying import tariffs for over 100 years. You are correct but those were my forefathers who believed themselves to still be citizens of England. I and most of those around me do not technically…

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…

There were many events that caused us to have a sense of unity as the colonies and want to rebel for independence from Britain. The main reason was because of the French and Indian War. Britain had to heavily tax the colonies because they were in debt from war. This also caused us to acquire a greater sense of unity. Also, the Proclamation of 1763 caused us to want to rebel for independence. This banned settlement for the colonists, which was an unfair rule from Britain. Other patriots as well…

As Britain imposed more taxes and demanded greater direct control over the Colonies there was an increase in resentment. Once the French and Indian War ended Britain was facing heavy financial loss, in an effort to counteract the economic loss Britain passed the Navigation Acts along with other taxes on the colonies. Because the British believed that they played an essential part in defending the colonists during the French and Indian war, they thought that the colonists owed them monetary…

had it not been for Britain their “motherland.” The first tax that they imposed on the colonists was the Sugar Act of 1764 (Ayers, Gould and Oshinsky)The tax on molasses made sugar much more costly which resulted in less sweetener for the colonies’ tea and other drinks. This begin the…

The American Revolution began with actions of optimism from the thirteen colonies seeking independence from the harsh conditions of the British King and Parliament. Americans were in search of liberty and natural rights, but failing to receive these rights led to conflicts between the colonists and the King. The papers "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine and "Letters of a Westchester Farmer" by Reverend Samuel Seabury explain the point of views on the struggles between the thirteen colonies and…

justified in rebelling against the British government. Colonist believed that the government was unfair because the king created unfair laws such as the Townshend Act of 1767 and the Tea Act, and the British caused the Boston Massacre. The Townshend Act of 1767 placed taxes on lead, glass, paper, paint and tea that were imported into the colonies. The Townshend Act was a new way to generate tax revenue in the colonies after the Stamp Act was repealed. This act started new ways to force…