1763 Dbq Analysis

It was the Tea Act. This act stated that only the British East India Company could sell or transport tea. Members of parliament passed this act because many of them had stakes in the company. At the time the British India Company was going bankrupt. This act threatened all colonial businesses by creating a monopoly. In Boston, the colonists devised a plan to resist this act. Several colonists dressed as Indians to deceive the British. These colonists seized the imported tea and dumped it into the harbor. The colonists dubbed this “the tea party.” The British responded to these actions by creating four acts jointly called the Coercive Acts. These acts closed the Boston ports to all trade, increased power of Massachusetts governor, granted trials of royal officials in Massachusetts be tried elsewhere, and allowed the new governor rights to quarter his troops anywhere. These Coercive Acts only angered the colonists more. They have strengthened their non-importation of British goods. They have also begun the forming of local militia companies.

The British hoped that the tea act would undercut the tea smuggled into britain's north american colonies.The British government led by the Prime Minister, Lord North, hoped to reassert Parliament’s right to impose direct revenue taxes on the American Colonies with the cheap tea.Never-the-less the British anticipated a good reception to the Tea Act in America, after all, the colonists would get their tea at a cost lower than ever before.Tea would be cheaper in America than Britain. Ships laden with more than half a million pounds of tea set off for the colonies shortly after the Tea Act was passed.

The colonist like having their tea and being able to drink it, but with this act it gives away their free to drink tea with now having to pay for it and their loss of money by it being so expensive. The act is made to help East India Company overcome financial problems. Colonist are buying smuggled tea to avoid having to buy the British tea. In Boston, the colonist do not want to pay the taxes for the tea at all. They were not happy, which leads up to starting a protest with more than 100 people involved, this protest is known as The Boston Tea party. It got its name by, people dressed as American Indians, boarding ships, and dumping 45 tons of tea into the Harbor. This angered the British, which envolved in the Intolerable acts, even more rules for the

On December 16th, 1773, the Sons of Liberty dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. This was a reaction to the new tea tax placed on the colonists. 3 other ports peacefully had the shipments of tea return to Great Britain. Due to heavy populations of Patriots in the areas of Charleston, New York, and Philadelphia ports. The colonists were not justified in the doing of this reaction, because they wasted a portion of Great Britain’s money, tried to frame Native Americans, and finally they committed treason against England.

The American colonists in the ports of Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Charleston had time to consider the implications and impact of the Tea Act before the ships laden with tea arrived in their harbors. They had time to plan their responses and what action they could take against the Tea Act: The press became more active in its political discussions, Circulars and handbills were printed and distributed, The Sons of Liberty organized public demonstration against the British government, Public meetings were held - everyone got to hear about the Tea Act resulting in strong Anti-British attitudes. Americans decided they would continue to boycott tea from the British. To enforce the Nonimportation Agreements by merchants not to purchase British goods. A public meeting was held in Philadelphia and there was agreement that anyone who aided in “unloading, receiving, or vending” the tea was an enemy to his country. The colonists agreed that the Consignees, who were supposed to receive the tea, should “resign their appointment”. The Sons of Liberty reorganized and owners and occupants of stores were warned against harboring the tea, and all who bought, sold or handled it, were threatened as enemies to the

The hope of doing this was to lower the price of East India tea as well as the duty below the price of the smuggled Dutch tea, therefore motivating Americans to obey the law. This act lowered the tax on tea to entice boycotting Americans to buy it. However, the Americans did not fall for this trick because they thought this act was to help increase revenues to pay the “salaries of royal governors and judges.” (150). The Tea Act had many effects on the colonists. First of all, they did not like this taxation, causing them to think of ways to break the law. They came up with one way, which was to pressure the tea agents to resign. “Without agents, governors yielded, and tea cargoes either landed duty-free or were sent home.” (150). In November 1773, three ships containing tea arrived in Boston. The ships cleared customs, and the crews, unloaded all the cargo except for the tea because they could sense the extreme tension in the town. The ship captains wanted to leave the town due to the tension, but Governor Hutchinson would not allow them to leave without paying the tea duty. He gave them twenty days to pay. If they did not pay

The tea act taxed the colonist on imported British tea. The colonist felt that it was unfair for them to be taxed on essential goods such as tea without being represented in parliament. One night the colonist decided to do something about the tea act. It is called the Boston tea party. On December 16, 1773 George Hughes said “...we then were ordered by our commander to open the hatches and take out all the chests of tea and throw them overboard…” (document 4). Colonist dressed as indians snuck onto a British boat and dumped crates of tea into the Boston harbor as a protest to the tea

The Tea act was extended by the British Parliament in 1773 to reduce the tax on tea shipped to the dependencies. The Act was one of many measures imposed on the American colonists by the British regime. The Act imposed a tax on tea imported to the colonies by a company that Great Britain had set up for that role. That society owned the sole right to import tea to the settlements, so almost all tea consumed by colonists would be taxed. They were so furious that they boycotted tea altogether.

Although tea was taxed and people were buying it, it didn’t stop others from smuggling until Parliament decided to establish the Tea Act of 1773. The Tea Act was designed to cut out the British middleman and prevent smuggling tea from other sources. This of course didn’t settle well with colonists and “the Sons again organized resistance. On December 15, the Sons of Liberty announced an agreement or Association to resist the Tea Act” (Association of the New York Sons of Liberty, 1773). Shortly after this announcement, 150 men dressed as Indians boarded on of the incoming ships, tossing 342 chests of tea into the harbor (Class Notes: 7-2). The response to this was quick and stern, the Parliament issued “the Coercive Acts, four laws meant to punish Massachusetts for destroying the tea. In America, those laws, along with a fifth one, the Quebec Act, were soon known as the Intolerable Acts” (Roark 180). These acts resulted in the blockade of the port of Boston, the shutdown of MA government and military law, and a new Quartering Act which allowed troops to reside in houses of residents (Class Notes:

In 1773, Samuel Adams wasted a great deal of effort promoting the disagreement to the British Tea Act, and it became know as the Boston Tea Party. There was a tax on the tea, but the American colonists rejected to buy the tea until there will be no taxation on it. They chose to buy the expensive tea instead of this one. The Tea Act was passed which gave the East Indian Company to import tea to the colonies. This Act taxed the tea at the source in India rather at consumer. The colonists were not fooled by the new measures, and they didn't like the control that the government had over the dispersion of tea. So when the first shipment of tea arrived at the ports of Philadelphia and New York they were not allowed to land. In Boston, Samuel Adams was promoting opposition to the Tea Act. He published an article, and in it he calls for all Americans to protest this tax and not pay. Also, He called the East Indian Company in order to keep the peace. When the East Indian ship arrived at Boston Harbor it was not allowed to unload. Salvation Army wanted the ship to return. At least seven thousand men gathered near the Faneuil Hall to support Adams’ petition for the ship to return. Although, Governor Hutchinson refused to give permission and stood his ground. That evening a group of angry men who were attending the meeting, went to the harbor. some of them changed and in less than four hours the contents of 342 chests was thrown into the sea

In 1765, the British Prime Minister Grenville passed the Stamp Act. The Stamp Act obliged the colonists to purchase particular stamps to put on paper utilized for business or legal documents, newspapers, deeds, and pamphlets. This law was seen as the first time that Parliament was not trying to control the trade of the colonies but was attempting to obtain funds to get out of debt. At that point, in time, Great Britain obviously wanted an income from the American Colonists. Documents were used often; therefore, the prime minister was clever in placing a tax on paper. The colonists relied on paper documents and they had developed an economy based on written and legal documents, pamphlets, and many transcribed documents. As a result, of the Stamp Act the majority of the colonists objected. The Stamp Act also resulted in a high resentment of monarchy and distant rulings that would lead to conflict. Even though this tax would be seen as usual to the British, it was an inexperienced idea for the majority of the colonists. The idea of being taxed for paper was strange and unknown by the colonists. This tax was a major checkpoint for the American Revolutionary

The Tea Act of 1773 granted the East Indian Tea Company a monopoly on tea sales in the American colonies, as well as placed a tax on tea which was the most popular non-alcoholic drink in the colonies at the time. American colonists who had no representation in Parliament began to resent being taxed by a government, in which they had no voice. Many colonists did not want to be ruled from afar. "No taxation without representation," became their rallying cry. Soon, relations between Britain and its American colonies began to sour, especially in Massachusetts and the port city

In 1948, Israel, originally known as Palestine was created. The Jews believed Israel was their ‘holy’ birthplace, this was called religious connection. In the book of Genenis, a verse states “I will bless those who bless you and cures him that cures you” (document A). When the “westerners” saw this verse they felt the need to get the Jews to get their holy land. This is called Zionism. Another reason is the Holocaust, which was the massacre of 6 million Jews. Anti-Semitism was also another reason, which was discrimination of Jews.

In the MAy of 1773, parliament passed the tea act, worried about the East India Tea Company (Allison), there were many protests of the act. The boycott of tea in the colonies almost brought the East India Tea company to bankruptcy (American 13). The first ship carrying tea entered the Boston Harbor on November 28, 1773," (Boston 7). Only 18 days after the ships entered the harbor, the colonists had a plan: to show the British that they could survive on their own by an act of defiance. The Tea Party, happened on the night of December 16th, 1773 (Boston 1),It took three hours (eyewitness 9) to throw 342 chests of tea into the harbor costing around 10,000- 18,000 dollars (Boston 2). The colonists were happy with what they had done; one Joshua Wyeth said "We were merry, in an undertone, at the idea of making so large a cup of tea for the fishes " (Account 2). This was the first time colonists had taken up with themselves and decided to do something for themselves, besides simple protesting in the streets. The Boston Tea party lead to many other protests of British tea like in Maryland where colonists burned a tea ship and in New York where a tea warehouse was burned to the ground (Boston 6). The boycott of tea in the colonies was so effective that it almost brought the East India Tea company to bankruptcy (American 13). In the end, the Boston Tea party was not just important because of the impact it had on the British, but because it showed the first signs of the colonies acting together, upper and lower classes, as

On December 16, 1773, the Sons of Liberty disguised themselves as Native Americans and dumped 342 chests of British tea into the harbor. This act of patriotism and protest was in response to the British Parliament passing the Tea Act, which placing a 10% duty on tea that was imported into Britain. This caused the pricing on British tea to raise, and sells to lower. However, British tea’s price was soon reduced so that it was cheaper and easier to purchase than the smuggled Dutch tea. The anger that caused the BTP was more based on the fact that the colonies were being directly taxed rather than the price of the tea itself. This Act gave the Patriots a chance to actually save money, but they just ignored it because they were angered at having