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Patriots disguised as Indians boarded three British ships in the Boston Harbor and dumb overboard 342 chests filled with 42 tons of tea. The Boston Tea party pushed British officials to the breaking point. The destruction of so much valuable tea led to a forceful response. The Coercive Acts were in affect in 1774. The Boston Port Act closed the Boston Harbor until the tea was completely paid for. The First Continental Congress was assembled in 1774. Thousands of ordinary people began to boycott…

was a very important and significant war, because it was a war of Independence from Great Britain. If America lost it would mean that America would lose all its freedom. There are many things that lead up to the Revolution such as the Stamp Act, Tea Act and other various events. The Stamp Act was made by Parliament, March 22, 1765. The new tax was forced on every American and was required them to pay a tax on every copy of printed paper they used. Ship's papers, legal documents, licenses,…

Peaceful resistance to laws positively impacts a free society as it promotes the creation and the retention of a free country. Free societies are often considered more advanced than the oppressive ones because freedom is something that evolved out of oppression. Now, in the modern world, governments are more or less established, and for them to be changed, the people must act. Civil disobedience is woven through the fabric of the United States. The Revolutionary war granted the underdog…

1.) Mayflower Compact: • The document was written after the Puritans attempted to flee from England, as they were persecuted for their religious beliefs. • The document was adopted on November 11st, 1620 on the Mayflower ship. • This compact asserted the Puritan Separatists’ creation of a new government when arriving in Plymouth. (Virginia Colony) • The Puritans who fled from England during this period of time denoted themselves as “saints.” 2.) Bacon’s Rebellion: • The rebellion was deeply…

HIGH TEA IN BOSTON HARBOUR Band of “Mohawk Indians” Dump 342 Chests of Darjeeling off Griffin’s Wharf On December 16, 1773, The Sons of Liberty dressed as Mohawk Indians, boarded three merchant ships carrying Darjeeling tea and dumped 343 chests into Boston Harbour. It is reported that nothing was stolen or looted and there was no damage to the ships or crew. This protest is a result of 13 years of ever increasing British oppression through taxation. Hardliners in the British government used…

Years War (the French and Indian War) and was drowning in debt. In order to make up for their money loss, Britain began imposing policies towards colonies. These policies included the Stamp Act, the Sugar and Currency Act, the Townshend Act, and the Tea Act. These Acts were an effort to aid in the on growing debt of Great Britain. But these policy changes were a complete surprise to the American Colonist because Britain government rarely intervened with the colonies. So the colonies felt that…

colonists were killed. The sons of liberty blew the event beyond all proportion and all of the colonies were in outrage. 12. Boston Tea Party The purpose of the Boston Tea Party was to protest the British tax on tea and to fight back against British rule in the Colonies. The British closed the port and inflicted even harsher penalties on the Colonies because of the tea party. 13. Battle of Bunker Hill The Battle of Bunker hill was a Revolutionary war battle fought at Bunker Hill where the…

homemade cloth which was known as homespun instead of depending on the textiles that were coming from the British. The Daughters of Liberty also took part in the agreement where they vowed to stop drinking tea as long it was taxed by the British and by doing this, they experimented other forms of drinking tea. Members of the Daughters of Liberty also served positions on the battlefield where they replaced Continental soldiers and performed tasks that were meant for their husbands such as farming…

Hello this is the road to the revolution and what happen in the road to the 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…

to 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…