The Boston Tea Party was a symbolic protest by the Sons of Liberty in 1773 against the British Tea Act. Colonists boarded three ships in Boston Harbor at night and dumped all 342 chests of taxed tea from the British East India Company into the harbor over a period of three hours. This large act of destruction of private property in response to "taxation without representation" increased tensions between the colonies and Britain and was an important event leading toward the American Revolution.

1. Eight Revolutionary
Dominoes
BY,
PAUL LARSON, DANIEL GREENE, & AMELIA SCOLFORO
PROFESSOR HAAS
U.S. HISTORY TO 1877 (HIST-1101-61)
JANUARY 26, 2017

2. The French and Indian War
 The French and Indian War,
fought between 1754 and 1763,
was between the French, the
British, and their Native
American allies in North America.
(Boundless. “The French and Indian War”)

3.  The Ohio Valley was occupied by the Ohio Country Indians in the 1700’s.
 In 1753, the French troops marched South from Canada to conquer the Ohio
Valley.
 The British protested the French’s march, claiming the Ohio Valley for
themselves.
 In May 1754, first shots were fired at French soldiers, led by George
Washington.
(Boundless. “French-British Rivalry
in the Ohio Country”)

4.  Washington was forced to surrender by the French at Fort Necessity, a fort built
for protection after the initial attack.
 In 1755, Britain and the Virginia Militia took Fort Duquesne.
 This fort was then attacked by the French and American Indians, who killed
hundreds of British soldiers and militiamen.
 Britain was defeated by the French and natives in the Battle of the Wilderness,
along the Monongahela river.
 Britain seized Nova Scotia in 1755 when they banished their whole population.
 In 1755, British forces took a victory at Lake George, where they built Fort
William Henry.

5.  In 1756, the French captured Fort Oswego on the banks of the Great
Lakes.
 The French and Natives took on the massacre at Fort William Henry
against the unarmed British.
 A turning point came in 1758 for the British, when William Pitt, a member of
parliament, recognized Britain's potential and pledged large amounts of
money and resources on defeating the French.
 A large group of British forces attacked a small French force destroying
Fort Carillon, after the failed attempt a year earlier.
 The Battle of Louisburg in 1758 ended the French colonial era in Atlantic
Canada.

6.  The British seize of Fort Niagara, in 1759, killing
and wounding hundreds of French soldiers.
 The British gained power over the French,
defeating them in many battles and wars.
 In 1759, the French surrendered Quebec to the
British, after the Battle of the Plains of Abraham.
 In 1760, New France negotiated a surrender
with the British, ending the French and Indian
War.
(Boundless. “The Seven Years’ War: 1754-1763”)

7. The Seven Years’ War
 The Seven Years’ War,
fought between 1756 and
1763, expanded from North
America to Europe, Africa,
Asia, and South America.
(Boundless. “Peace of Paris”)

8.  In 1756, the Seven Years’ War began as Great Britain declared was on
France.
 Following the French and Indian War, the war began on North American
land and spread to Europe, where the British and French continued to fight.
 In the first official year, British suffered a series of defeats against the
French and Native American alliances.
 The war in Europe began in 1756 when Britain and Prussia successfully
invaded Saxony; although, it created a powerful coalition against them.
 The French also suffered a series of defeats by the British in North
America.

9.  In 1759, the British captured the French island
of Guadeloupe in the Caribbean.
 The French planned an invasion of Britain but
were defeated at Lagos, off Portugal and
Quiberon Bay off Brittany.
 After being unsuccessful in 1759, Britain took
victory over Martinique in 1762.
 The Siege of Pondicherry in 1760 was
another defeat for the British.
 The French fail at attempting to retake
Newfoundland.
(Boundless. “A World War”)

10.  The Battle of Manila, fought in 1762, resulted in the British taking
the victory from Spain.
 France suffered defeats against British forces in India.
 A turning point came in 1763 when the Treaty of Paris 1763, which
confirmed that France lost all claims to Canada and gave
Louisiana to Spain. Britain received Spanish Florida, Upper
Canada and various French holdings overseas.
 The treaty strengthened the 13 American colonies by removing
their European rivals to the north and the south.
 Another turning point in 1763 was the signing of the Treaty of
Hubertusburg, concluding the conflict of Austria and Prussia.
(Boundless. “The Peace of Paris”)

11. Sugar Act 1764
The Sugar Act of 1764
was a direct tax on sugar,
molasses, wine, coffee,
and other misc. items.
The original Molasses Act
of 1733 was a tax of 6
pence per gallon. This
was a very high tax for
the colonists to take on
and parliament had a
hard time enforcing it.
Parliament decided that
due to not being able to
enforce this high tax it
would be reducing it to 3
pence per gallon with the
Sugar Act of 1764.
This was an act to raise
even more revenue from
the colonists. British
Parliament thought that
by reducing the rate by
half and expanding
measures to effectively
enforce the tax, the
British hoped that the new
tax on sugar would
actually be collected
(Boundless: Sugar and
Stamp Acts) Helping
enforce this tax was the
British military. Military
members would collect
this tax at ports of call as
well as from there ships
and seizing cargo.
The sugar act was
passed during a time of
economic depression in
the colonies (Boundless:
Sugar and Stamp Acts )
The trading of sugar and
molasses was essential to
there economy. The
colonists saw a large
decline in the rum
industry at this time as
molasses was the main
ingredient to make it. The
markets were now
reduced as they could no
longer trade with certain
islands and the British
West Indies.
The affected colonists
were angry as this was
taking money out of their
pocket and putting a
heavy burden on them
financially. As a result
they rebelled and decided
to boycott British
products. After some time
had passed and
numerous boycotts
against British products
the colonists finally got
parliaments attention.
The Sugar Act was
repealed in 1766 and
replaced with the
Revenue Act of 1766,
which reduced the tax to
one penny per gallon on
molasses imports, British
or foreign (Boundless:
The sugar and Stamp
Acts ) This was a huge
win for the colonists! They
stood their ground and
their voice was finally
heard by parliament. This
victory would later
become a big turning
point in the colonists
gaining independence.

12. Stamp Act 1765
The Stamp Act, passed in
1765, was a direct tax
imposed by the British
Parliament on the
colonies of British
America. The act required
that many printed
materials in the colonies
be on stamped paper
produced in London,
carrying an embossed
revenue stamp
(Boundless: The Sugar
and Stamp Acts) British
Parliament said that this
tax was to help pay for
the debt of the Seven
Years War.
The taxes imposed
deeply affected
merchants as well as land
owners. They were in
complete disagreement
and didn’t feel they should
have to pay these taxes
because they never had
issues with the French or
Native Indians that the
British were fighting
against in this war.
Colonists decided to
petition and boycott these
taxes which caught the
attention of a group called
the Sons of Liberty.
The first wave of protests
for the Stamp Act was the
first time Americans from
each of the thirteen
colonies met together and
planned a common front
against illegal taxes. This
also began the rise of the
Sons and Daughters of
Liberty, who staged public
protests over the taxes
(Boundless: Acts of
Parliament) The Sons of
Liberty were a secret
organization determined
to fight the battle with the
American colonists
against the Crown.
Led by Samuel Adams
they were a group that
was very well organized
with their main goal of
protecting the rights of
American colonists. They
would find many different
avenues to get their voice
heard. Organizing
protests or making
pamphlets opposing
parliaments decision to
tax. They also rebelled
against local post offices
or any outposts using
stamps enforced by the
British.
The coming together
between the colonists and
Sons of Liberty ended in
another victory! The Sons
of Liberty were
instrumental in defeating
the Stamp Act. The Act
was repealed on March
18, 1766 as a matter of
expedience, but
Parliament affirmed its
power to legislate for the
colonies "in all cases
whatsoever" by also
passing the Declaratory
Act (Boundless: Sugar &
Stamp Acts).

13. Townshend Act 1767
The Townshend Act of
1767 was a tax imposed
by the British primarily to
raise revenue in the
colonies to pay the
salaries of governors and
judges so they would be
independent of colonial
rule (Boundless: The
Townshend Acts) In
response to these taxes,
Samuel Adams wrote a
letter called the
Massachusetts Circular.
As a result it only created
more tension which led to
the British taking military
action.
The letter was written
stating that taxes were
not justified due the
colonists of
Massachusetts having no
saying to a parliament
that was 4,000 miles
away. The Massachusetts
Circular got Parliament’s
attention, and in 1768,
Lord Hillsborough sent
4,000 British troops to
Boston to deal with the
unrest and put down any
potential rebellion there.
(Boundless: Tax Protests)
In Boston colonists were
congregating at local bars
planning out their acts of
boycotting. The boycotts
also brought support from
a group of woman called
the Daughters of Liberty.
In boycotting British
goods these ladies would
make clothes for the
colonists. The group was
very pro active in voicing
against colonist buying
imported goods from the
British. Colonists would
sign agreements stating
that they wouldn’t buy
imported goods as well.
There was minimal
movement from the
British In 1770 there was
only a partial repeal of the
Act.

14.  The Boston Massacre was
an incident on March 5,
1770, in which nine British
Army soldiers killed five
colonial civilian men.

15.  British troops were sent to Boston in 1768
 They did this to protect and support crown-appointed
colonial officials who were supposed to enforce the
vastly unpopular Parliamentary legislation and taxes.
 There was a constant tension between the colonial
population and the soldiers
 It all came to a finale when a large group of civilians
formed on the night of March 5, around a British
soldier.
 At first he was taunted and harassed and was it was
rumored that he was being pelted with ice and
snowballs.

16.  At some point during the harassment eight additional
soldiers arrived to provide backup to the lone soldier.
 The colonists continued to berate and throw things
at the nine soldiers.
 After some time and what was a very tense standoff,
the soldiers fired their weapons at the crowd.
 The shooting instantly killed 5 men in the crowd
killing or injuring a total of 11 men.
 This was the first major bloodshed between the
colonists and the British forces and became instant
propaganda in the revolutionary movement.

17.  Thomas Hutchinson was the Acting governor at the time and he was
summoned to the scene to deescalate the situation and negotiate
peace.
 Since this was the first bloodshed of what would eventually become the
Revolutionary war it is believed that a young African American man
Named Crispus Attucks who was the first person killed at the site of the
massacre, would become the first casualty of the war.
 The bloodshed was proof of the growing tension between the British
loyalists and the growing movement of colonists that were becoming
weary of their taxation and misrepresentation.
 Because this was such a violent event both sides (loyalists and
revolutionaries) published propaganda that told opposing outlooks and
views of what had happened on that fateful night.

18.  This was a key turning point that began to turn loyalists on King George III,
and it furthered the dislike from the colonists who were already on edge.
 Men Such as John Adams when so far as to say that "foundation of American
independence was laid" on March 5, 1770.
 In the end the Massacre became a massive selling point for the ideas of the
Patriots and became a thorn in the side for the British who were still trying to
enforce the new taxes and tariffs.
 Men such as Samuel Adams used the event as a way to incite other acts of
protest such as The Boston Tea Party.
 The Boston Massacre is undoubtedly one of most key and influential events
that foreshadowed and influenced the start of the Revolutionary War.

19.  In response to the
British Tea Act of 1773,
the Sons of Liberty took
action in what would
later be known as the
Boston Tea Party

20.  The Boston Tea Party was a symbolic action against the Tea Act of 1773.
 This protest was organized by the sons of liberty and had participants
from many communities.
 Colonists were opposed to the Tea Act for many reasons. They strongly
resented the fact that they were no longer allowed to tax them-selves
through rates set by the local elected officials.
 Protesters had blocked the unloading of taxed tea in three other colonies,
New York, Philadelphia, and Charlestown.
 A the time the Royal Governor of Massachusetts Thomas Hutchinson
refused to allow the tea to be returned to Britain, even though he faced
strong protest.

21.  Soon after the ships made landfall a group emerged called the Sons of
Liberty.
 They began a campaign to raise awareness and to convince or compel the
consignees to resign, in the same way that stamp distributors had been forced
to resign in the 1765 Stamp Act crisis.
 When the Dartmouth (ship) arrived in Boston harbor in late November one of
the leaders of the sons of liberty called for a meeting.
 The British required that the ship offload its cargo and collect the tariff within
20 days of landfall or risk having its cargo confiscated.
 At the meeting the Sons were urged to unload the cargo and not pay the tax
and to ensure that this happened members of the group were posted at
dockside to make sure that the ship was not offloaded.
 Governor Hutchinson would not allow the ship to be sent back to England and
urged his two sons who were tea consignees to keep the ship in port.

22.  On the evening of December 16th, a group of colonists boarded the three
vessels from smaller boats.
 Some of the men were dressed in mohawk disguises.
 Over a period of three hours the men broke up the chests and dumped
every one of the 342 stamped chests of tea into the harbor.
 Since a crowed of onlookers had formed it was hard for anyone to reach
the men on the ships and during this time they managed to destroy all of
the tea that had a value equivalent of 1 Million dollars in todays market.
 This was obviously a huge blow to Brittan and made a lasting impression and a real
name for the Sons of Liberty.

23.  It is still debated as to weather or not Samuel Adams had actually helped to plan the act, but it
is know that he was a strong advocate and supporter of it after it had happened.
 His arguments were that It was not carried out by a “lawless mob” but rather a group of
people taking advantage of the only remaining option that they had to defend their
constitutional rights. (ironically we did not have a constitution yet but he was referring to the
constitution that all governments have.)
 The actions of the men in the harbor began to influence and spur other acts of “resistance” up
and down the coast.
 At this time many colonists did not support the act of wholesale destruction of property.
 Those people along with the British government could not let these actions go unpunished,
and they acted by closing the port of Boston.
 Eventually the tax on tea was repealed as part of the Taxation of Colonies act of 1788. This
was only temporary and like many of the other acts would not last.
 At this time the damage was done the Sons of Liberty had show that they could “fight back”
and have their voices heard and this was a major victory and event that helped to build
animosity that would eventually spur the Revolution and the Colonies independence.

24.  The capture of Fort
Ticonderoga allowed
colonial forces to transport
much-needed artillery to
Boston and eventually
break Britain's year-long
siege.
Fort Ticonderoga

25.  At the time of the outbreak of the revolutionary war after the
battles of Lexington and Concord the for did not serve much of
a purpose as it had in the French and Indian war.
 The fort was situated on a major transport route and was a
gateway to the new lands of America.
 In 1775 the for was in dis repair as it had been a French
position and they destroyed the powder magazines and other
parts of the fort when they had to abandon it after the treaty of
Paris.
 Realizing that the fort needed repair British general Thomas
Gage set out to repair the fort.
 At the same time some colonists were beginning to take
interest in the fort, and had the idea to capture it.

26.  A colonist named Benedict Arnold would frequently travel
past the for and would tell the others about the condition
of the fort .
 Because of this he was granted permission by the
Massachusetts council to conduct a raid on the fort.
Immediately he left and reached the border between
Massachusetts and the Grants.
 It was at this time that he learned of the recruitment of the
Connecticut committee and a man named Ethan Allen
and the Green Mountain boys.
 When the two men met up they formed a war counsel, at
this time Arnold pleaded his case to lead the expedition
due to his formal authorization from the Massachusetts
committee.

27.  The date was May 9th the men lead by Arnold were beginning to assemble across the
lake at hands cove, and were preparing to cross the lake to Ticonderoga.
 Early that morning Arnold took the men that he had and began to cross the lake so as
not to loose the element of surprise.
 Once they landed there was only one sentry posted and he fled after his rifle had
misfired.
 The men lead by Arnold stormed the fort and capture the sleeping troops at gunpoint
ant took their weapons.
 No one was killed and later more than 400 men arrived after the takeover and took
liquor and all the other provisions.
 Capturing the fort itself wasn’t the main goal the colonist wanted all of the massive
artillery that the fort had and that created a whole new set of challenges.
 It was now winter and the time had come to take the artillery from the fort to Boston
and that responsibility fell on Henry Knox who was appointed by George Washington

28.  Starting in November and over a period of three winter
months Knox moved 60 tons of armament and artillery from
Ticonderoga to the city of Boston on a hill in Dorchester.
 Washington than used the cannons to fortify Dorchester.
 They moved the cannons so that they could fire down upon
the British supply ships.
 This was critical because the British ships could not elevate
their guns to return fire.
 During this time the British ships were forced to flee and on
March 17, 1776 they moved their troops to Halifax Nova
Scotia ending their year long hold on Boston harbor.
 For this event it was not so much the fort itself that played a
major role but rather the use of the cannons to fortify the city
and push out the British troops causing them to loose a major
supply line and a way to drop British troops in Boston.
 With this loss the end of the war was near and the British
began to accept defeat.

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 The first wave of protests attacked the Stamp Act of 1765, and marked the first time Americans from each of
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of governors and judges so they would be independent of colonial rule.
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 Resistance to the acts prompted the occupation of Boston by British troops in 1768, which eventually resulted
in the Boston Massacre of 1770.
Source: Boundless. “Tax Protests.” US History to 1877 Boundless, 26 May. 2016. Retrieved 26 Jan. 2017
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 The Massachusetts Circular got Parliament’s attention, and in 1768, Lord Hillsborough sent 4,000 British
troops to Boston to deal with the unrest and put down any potential rebellion there. The troops were a
constant reminder of the assertion of British power over the colonies, an illustration of an unequal
relationship between members of the same empire.
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