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The Sons of Liberty, a group of American Patriots, organized the Boston Tea Party in response to the Tea Act of 1773, which kept taxes on tea high while removing taxes from other goods. On December 16, 1773, members of the Sons of Liberty dressed as Mohawk Indians boarded a ship in Boston Harbor containing 342 crates of tea and dumped the tea overboard in protest of "taxation without representation." The Boston Tea Party infuriated King George III of England and helped spark the American Revolutionary War.
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The boston tea party
The Sons of Liberty, a group of American Patriots, organized the Boston Tea Party in response to the Tea Act of 1773, which kept taxes on tea high while removing taxes from other goods. On December 16, 1773, members of the Sons of Liberty dressed as Mohawk Indians boarded a ship in Boston Harbor containing 342 crates of tea and dumped the tea overboard in protest of "taxation without representation." The Boston Tea Party infuriated King George III of England and helped spark the American Revolutionary War.
Boston tea party
The document summarizes the events leading up to the Boston Tea Party in 3 key sections. It first discusses how a tea tax in Britain led to smuggling and loss of profits for the East India Company. It then explains how the Tea Act of 1773 granted the EIC direct sales to the colonies, angering colonists. Finally, it describes how on December 16, 1773, a group of men disguised as Native Americans boarded ships and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into Boston harbor in protest, an act that was one of the events leading to the American Revolutionary War.
Boston Tea Party
The document summarizes the key events leading up to and following the Boston Tea Party. It describes how colonists protested the Tea Act by refusing to allow British tea ships to unload their cargo. On the night of December 16, 1773, colonists disguised as Native Americans boarded the tea ships and dumped the tea into Boston Harbor. In response, the British passed the Intolerable Acts to punish Boston and close the harbor. These coercive measures angered colonists and helped push the colonies towards open conflict and the start of the Revolutionary War.
Chapter 5 Section 3
- The Tea Act lowered taxes on tea shipped by the British East India Company, undercutting prices of smuggled Dutch tea and angering many colonists.
- In December 1773, a group of colonists dressed as Native Americans boarded ships in Boston Harbor and threw hundreds of chests of British East India Company tea overboard, an event known as the Boston Tea Party.
- In response, Britain passed the Intolerable Acts to punish Boston and close its port, further increasing tensions between Britain and the colonies. This led the colonies to form the First Continental Congress and begin organizing militias in preparation for conflict with Britain.
Chapter 5.3: "From Protest To Revolution"
The document summarizes key events leading up to the American Revolution, including colonial protests against British taxation without representation, the Boston Tea Party in response to the Tea Act, and the Intolerable Acts passed by Britain to punish the colonies. It also describes the role of the First Continental Congress in supporting Massachusetts and organizing militias in response to growing tensions, culminating in the battles of Lexington and Concord that marked the beginning of the Revolutionary War.
Boston massacre & Boston Tea Party
The document summarizes key events leading up to the American Revolution:
1) Mercy Otis Warren and Samuel Adams protested British rule through publishing critical plays and pamphlets.
2) Tensions rose between colonists and British soldiers in Boston, culminating in the Boston Massacre where British troops fired on a crowd, killing five colonists.
3) In response to colonial boycotts of British tea due to taxes, the Tea Act of 1773 was passed allowing the East India Company to sell tea directly to colonists, bypassing merchants. However, colonists saw this as a trick to enforce tea taxes and protested with the Boston Tea Party by dumping tea shipments in the harbor.
Ch 5 sec 3
The document summarizes key events leading up to the American Revolution, including the Townshend Acts which taxed glass, paper and other goods; the Boston Massacre where British soldiers fired into a mob and killed 5 colonists; the Tea Act which further taxed tea and led to the Boston Tea Party protest; and the Intolerable Acts which punished Boston by closing its harbor and changing its government in response to growing colonial unrest and resistance to British authority.
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The document outlines key events leading up to the American Revolution from 1765 to 1775. It describes the Stamp Act of 1765 and the Townshend Acts of 1767, which placed new taxes on the colonies and led to protests. In 1770, the Boston Massacre occurred when British soldiers fired into a crowd, killing 5 colonists. Later that year, the Townshend Acts were repealed. Fighting began in 1775 with the Battles of Lexington and Concord in April and the Battle of Bunker Hill in June, where the British captured the hill but suffered heavy losses.
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The Sons of Liberty, a group of American Patriots, organized the Boston Tea Party in response to the Tea Act of 1773, which kept taxes on tea high while removing taxes from other goods. On December 16, 1773, members of the Sons of Liberty dressed as Mohawk Indians boarded a ship in Boston Harbor containing 342 crates of tea and dumped the tea overboard in protest of "taxation without representation." The Boston Tea Party infuriated King George III of England and helped spark the American Revolutionary War.
Boston tea party
The document summarizes the events leading up to the Boston Tea Party in 3 key sections. It first discusses how a tea tax in Britain led to smuggling and loss of profits for the East India Company. It then explains how the Tea Act of 1773 granted the EIC direct sales to the colonies, angering colonists. Finally, it describes how on December 16, 1773, a group of men disguised as Native Americans boarded ships and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into Boston harbor in protest, an act that was one of the events leading to the American Revolutionary War.
Boston Tea Party
The document summarizes the key events leading up to and following the Boston Tea Party. It describes how colonists protested the Tea Act by refusing to allow British tea ships to unload their cargo. On the night of December 16, 1773, colonists disguised as Native Americans boarded the tea ships and dumped the tea into Boston Harbor. In response, the British passed the Intolerable Acts to punish Boston and close the harbor. These coercive measures angered colonists and helped push the colonies towards open conflict and the start of the Revolutionary War.
Chapter 5 Section 3
- The Tea Act lowered taxes on tea shipped by the British East India Company, undercutting prices of smuggled Dutch tea and angering many colonists.
- In December 1773, a group of colonists dressed as Native Americans boarded ships in Boston Harbor and threw hundreds of chests of British East India Company tea overboard, an event known as the Boston Tea Party.
- In response, Britain passed the Intolerable Acts to punish Boston and close its port, further increasing tensions between Britain and the colonies. This led the colonies to form the First Continental Congress and begin organizing militias in preparation for conflict with Britain.
Chapter 5.3: "From Protest To Revolution"
The document summarizes key events leading up to the American Revolution, including colonial protests against British taxation without representation, the Boston Tea Party in response to the Tea Act, and the Intolerable Acts passed by Britain to punish the colonies. It also describes the role of the First Continental Congress in supporting Massachusetts and organizing militias in response to growing tensions, culminating in the battles of Lexington and Concord that marked the beginning of the Revolutionary War.
Boston massacre & Boston Tea Party
The document summarizes key events leading up to the American Revolution:
1) Mercy Otis Warren and Samuel Adams protested British rule through publishing critical plays and pamphlets.
2) Tensions rose between colonists and British soldiers in Boston, culminating in the Boston Massacre where British troops fired on a crowd, killing five colonists.
3) In response to colonial boycotts of British tea due to taxes, the Tea Act of 1773 was passed allowing the East India Company to sell tea directly to colonists, bypassing merchants. However, colonists saw this as a trick to enforce tea taxes and protested with the Boston Tea Party by dumping tea shipments in the harbor.
Ch 5 sec 3
The document summarizes key events leading up to the American Revolution, including the Townshend Acts which taxed glass, paper and other goods; the Boston Massacre where British soldiers fired into a mob and killed 5 colonists; the Tea Act which further taxed tea and led to the Boston Tea Party protest; and the Intolerable Acts which punished Boston by closing its harbor and changing its government in response to growing colonial unrest and resistance to British authority.
Yave
The document outlines key events leading up to the American Revolution from 1765 to 1775. It describes the Stamp Act of 1765 and the Townshend Acts of 1767, which placed new taxes on the colonies and led to protests. In 1770, the Boston Massacre occurred when British soldiers fired into a crowd, killing 5 colonists. Later that year, the Townshend Acts were repealed. Fighting began in 1775 with the Battles of Lexington and Concord in April and the Battle of Bunker Hill in June, where the British captured the hill but suffered heavy losses.
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The Revolutionary War began due to growing tensions between the British colonies in America and the British government. After the French and Indian War, Britain imposed taxes on the colonists to pay war debts, which the colonists strongly opposed because they were not represented in Parliament. This led to boycotts and acts of protest like the Boston Tea Party. In response, Britain passed the Coercive Acts to punish the colonists, further increasing tensions and pushing the colonies towards declaring independence.
Chapter 5 Crisis in the Colonies
The document summarizes the events leading up to the American Revolution. It describes the tensions between British colonists and Parliament over new taxes being imposed without colonial representation. Key events included the Stamp Act and Boston Tea Party protests, as well as the Intolerable Acts passed by Britain in response. This led the colonies to form the First Continental Congress and start militias in preparation for war, which began with the Battles of Lexington and Concord where colonists fought British soldiers.
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King George III began tightening control over the colonies after the costly French and Indian War, leading to new taxes like the Stamp Act that upset colonists. In response to the Boston Tea Party, the Intolerable Acts closed Boston harbor until taxes were paid. On April 19, 1775, the American Revolution began with shots fired at Lexington and Concord leading to the siege of Boston. In July 1776, after Common Sense made the case for independence, the Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia, declaring America independent from Britain.
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The document summarizes the founding and development of the southern and middle colonies in British North America. It describes how Maryland was founded in 1632 as a proprietary colony with a policy of religious tolerance. It then discusses the founding of the Carolinas in 1663, with rice production and the importation of slaves becoming important to the economy of South Carolina. Finally, it outlines the establishment of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Georgia as colonies with diverse populations and policies promoting religious freedom and representative government.
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The document outlines several key events that led to the American Revolutionary War. It describes the French and Indian War from 1743 to 1754 over control of the New World between the French and English. It then discusses the Stamp Act of 1765 that taxed printed materials and outraged colonists, the Boston Massacre of 1770 when British soldiers fired on colonists, the Boston Tea Party of 1773 where colonists dressed as Native Americans dumped tea ships as a protest against British taxes, and the Intolerable Acts of 1774 where the king imposed new laws on the colonists in response to the Tea Party that restricted colonial freedoms.
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The Middle Colonies of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware experienced population growth in the 1600s due to large land grants and religious tolerance. The Dutch originally settled New York as New Netherland, but it was captured by the English in 1664 and renamed. Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn in 1681 as a refuge for Quakers who faced persecution. Farmers in the Middle Colonies grew staple crops like wheat and practiced religious freedom.
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The New England colonies consisted of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. The climate was colder than other regions due to its northern location, which prevented diseases but also caused severe winters that killed people. The geography was mostly hilly with rocky soil unsuitable for farming, so the economy depended on natural resources like fish, whales, trees, and furs. Shipbuilding, rum production from molasses, and the triangular slave trade were important economic activities. Towns focused on religion, especially Puritanism, and did not tolerate other faiths. Most residents lived in villages and worked small nearby farms or trades.
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The 13 Colonies
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Life in the 13 colonies involved subsistence farming in New England due to the rocky soil and short growing season, commercial agriculture in the Mid-Atlantic colonies thanks to fertile soil, and cash crops like tobacco, rice and indigo in the warm Southern colonies. Colonists ate local foods and seafood, and wore simple clothing. Religion varied by region, and education focused on basic literacy, often just for boys. The colonies participated in transatlantic trade, including the triangular trade that brought enslaved Africans to the Southern colonies.
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The Boston Tea Party occurred on December 16, 1773 when American colonists boarded British ships in Boston Harbor and dumped over 90,000 pounds of tea belonging to the British East India Company into the water. The colonists were protesting new taxes imposed on tea and other goods by the British Parliament through legislation like the Tea Act. Their actions were an act of defiance against British control and high taxes, and marked an important event leading toward the American Revolutionary War.
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The Boston Tea Party occurred on December 16, 1773 when a group of American Patriots dressed as Native Americans boarded British ships in Boston Harbor and dumped 342 chests of tea overboard in protest of taxes imposed on tea by the British. The colonists were opposed to the Tea Act which allowed the British East India Company to sell tea from China in the colonies without paying certain taxes. Dumping an entire shipment of tea worth a significant amount of money was done to protest British taxation without representation of the colonists.
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- 1. The Boston Tea Party By: Maggie Epps
- 2. Who The Sons of Liberty. The Sons of Liberty were a group of American Patriots who were supposed to protect the rights of the colonists against England.
- 3. Why The main reason for the Boston Tea Party was in response to the Tea Act in 1773. The British had taken the tax off of everything they were giving to the colonists but did not take off the tax on tea. The tax Britain put on tea was way too high. The colonists were upset about “no taxation without representation.”
- 4. What The Sons of Liberty dressed up as Mohawk Indians and got on a ship with 342 crates of tea on it in Boston Harbor. They started cracking open crates of tea and dumping the tea into the water of Boston Harbor. This infuriated the King of England and later started the Revolutionary War.
- 5. Where On a British ship in Boston Harbor. December 16, 1773. When