The Boston Tea Party, And The Revolutionary War

There are three ways that the colonist protested against the British which are the Boston Massacre, The Stamp Act and the Boston Tea Party. One of the ways the colonist protested against the British is the Boston Massacre. They were mad that the soldiers because they took their jobs. The colonist were also mad at the British for stealing their goods from shops. They were also mad about the taxes. The colonists protested by a mob moving toward the customhouse where the British taxes were collected. The protesters picked up sticks, stones, and clubs. The crowd threw sticks and stones at the soldiers. They knocked down a British soldier. The British redcoats got mad and shot and killed 5 colonists which is why it was called a massacre.

American Tempest: How the Boston Tea Party Sparked A Revolution written by Harlow Giles Unger offers an in-depth analysis of the Boston Tea Party. Unger organizes the events in chronological order starting 30 years before the Boston Tea Party occurred. In the end he touches upon the aftermath of the journey towards self-government. The book presents many engaging details and provides the reader with more of a storytelling feel. He describes the colonists hard times and anger towards being taxed by British Parliament. Unger adds insights and conclusions about various topics and the people surrounding the rebellion, which was one of his goals in his writing. He wanted to tell of the untold Tea Party 's impact on American history politically, socially, and economically. The book was intended for the general public, because he wrote “ironically, few, if any Americans today… know the true and entire story of the Tea Party and the Patriots who staged it” (4).

In the novel, Defiance of the Patriots: The Boston Tea Party and the Making of America, the author Benjamin L. Carp gives an incredibly in-depth description of the events of the Boston tea party. In the Introduction, Carp argues that the “party” was not a singular event, but rather a catalyst for the impending Revolution. He presents each chapter as a new aspect of the event while offering primary sources, letters, newspapers, and magazines as compelling evidence. Each chapter is focused on a very specific topic and perfectly leads to the next. Carp gives the reader a concise layout of context, causes, proceedings, and the aftermath of this rebellious show of resolve and determination. By giving the reader the political and cultural

Civil disobedience, which is when a person or a group of people protest against laws, taxes, etc. in a peaceful manner, has been displayed many times in the past. One of these instances included a memorable American event: the Boston Tea Party. During the Revolutionary War (1770s), Britain had colonization of America, commonly referred to as the Thirteen Colonies. The British East India Company, who performed commerce with Asia, were having monetary issues, so they needed to find a way to get revenue. In May 1773, Parliament passed the Tea Act, which gave the BEIC a portion of the American tea trade. However, this act did not put colonists at ease, because even the cheapest sellers could have lost business to the company (who now had better

The American Revolution, one of the most significant events in our world’s history, has established a huge impact on not only life back in the eighteenth and nineteenth century but our society today. The Acts of Parliament highly benefited the British but did not afford those same rights to the colonists until the formal issuing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776, in which colonial freedom was granted. The most controversial issue is which group caused it; a result of propaganda by the colonists. Multiple acts and protests contributed to this war, three influential ones being the Stamp Act, Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party.

Did you know the word “independence” never appears in the Declaration of Independence, rather, it’s titled “The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America.”? The American Revolution ended two centuries of British rule for most of the North American colonies and created the modern United States of America. Many key events including the French and Indian War, the Tea Act, and the Boston Tea Party all contributed to the independence of America. To start off, The French and Indian War, also known as the Seven Years War, was a key event in the American Revolution.

From the end of salutary neglect to the start of the American Revolution, the British and the North American colonies’ relationship began deteriorating. Salutary neglect allowed the colonies to prosper but created a deficit for the British Empire. When the English could not sustain the losses from the colonies anymore, they attempted to reinforce their previous acts with more legislation. These created tension between the colonies and the mother country that was catalyzed by other acts such as the Stamp Act and events such as the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party.

This quote by Thomas Jefferson was one of his very famous quotes. Because of what Mr. Jefferson said it showed the colonists that they could control the government. This fueled many rebellious acts, as the acts showed the government that the colonists were going to do anything to gain freedom. The Sons of Liberty were a very important, all patriot group that would do anything for freedom. One of the Sons of Liberty 's greatest protest was the Boston Tea Party. This act showed the government that they would do anything, even dump $1,700,000 worth of tea into the harbor for freedom. As a result of the Boston Tea Party the Coercive or Intolerable Acts were passed. These acts were to punish the colonies for their rebellious behavior and stop more of these protests.

In 1773 the United States as we know it was not yet born, however it was starting to take on a life in the minds of many Colonist. In that year the British Parliament enacted the Tea Act, which many of us know was the cause of the Boston tea party. What many Americans may not know is as a result of that the British Parliament enacted may more laws. Like the 1774 Coercive Acts which I found information about it on (historyplace.com) “the English Parliament passed the first of a series of Coercive Acts (called the Intolerable Acts by Americans) in response to the rebellion in Massachusetts.” This was done in hopes of keeping us in line with the British Crown. This also is what lead us Americans to start the Revolutionary war. The British King also tried in 1774 tried to take our guns right away by confiscating all the firearms and gun powder from individuals and from local governments. During the early years of your country while still under British law, we resisted the idea of someone taking away our rights to own a gun. Once word got out that the British forces were to confiscate the powder and firearms the people rose up and fought back. This would driver the people to create a new country The United States of America. On July 4th, 1776 we signed a Declaration of Independence this gave us the Constitution of the United States, which gave us new laws that were of the people by the people for the people. One of those laws was the Second Amendment the right to keep and bear

for the Boston Tea Party, was the Boston Massacre which began as a small quarrel

The Seven Years War started the American Revolution in the long run, which all started because America's militia’s were never doing anything to support the war, which led to them calling on Britain to help. Putting America in tons of debt because when Britain sent over their troops after agreeing to the terms, it costed Britain a lot of money. In which some day the Americans would have to pay back in full. To repay those debts, the British began to tax the colonists with the Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Declaratory Act, Townshend Revenue Acts and the Tea Act. Colonists began to rebel against these acts because the colonists seemed to believe it was unfair treatment to make them pay back debts of a country so far away. After all of the fighting and rebelling, the colonists started to look at independence a lot more often, making it seem to be the better option in the long run.

The Boston Tea Party was a protest of Massachusetts colonists that were masked or disguised as Mohawks in 1733. The Boston Tea Party was led by Samuel Adams who was against the Tea Act and was also against taxing. The Tea Act was passed by the British Parliament, it was actually the duty to export tea overboard. The British Parliament didn’t like how they tipped 342 crates of tea into the Boston harbor and that’s what happened in the Boston Tea

The colonist that were established in North America considered themselves to be part of Britain and Britain citizens. After the French and Indian War was over King George III ordered everyone that was living in North America to not settle on the east of the Appalachian Mountains, everyone that had been living on the west of the mountains was forced to move east. Colonist started noticing how bad and unfairly they were being treated and how they were being treated as if they were not part of Britain. “In 1765 Parliament passed the Quartering Act that said the colonist needed to find or pay for lodging for British soldiers stationed in America.” To me, this was the start of the American Revolution because of the ongoing unfairness that was portrayed to the colonist.

A “revolutionary environment” can be described both as a situation wherein revolution is inevitable, or as one where actions are taken in opposition to an existing system. After the British emerged from the Seven Years’ War in 1763 with 122 million pounds of debt, Parliament augmented taxation in the American colonies, increasing tension between the colonists and Britain. After Bostonians responded to the Tea Act of 1773 with the Boston Tea Party, Britain implemented a series of Acts, known as the Intolerable Acts, to quell the conflict in Massachusetts, the colony considered the “chief center of resistance.” The Acts, passed in 1774, included: the Boston Port Act, which closed off the Boston Port until tea destroyed during the Boston Tea Party

On April 19, 1775 The American Revolution War, was fought between Great Britain and the original thirteen British Colonies in North American. This war ended on September 3, 1783. Some events that caused this war took place in these time periods, 1764 to 1768 Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Quartering Act, Virginian Resolution, Declaratory Act, and Townshend Revenue Act. 1770 to 1775 Boston Massacre, Tea Act, Boston Tea Party, Intolerable Acts, Battle of Bunker Hill, in 1776 to 1783 theses events took place, Battles of long Island and white Plains, Battle of Princeton New Jersey, France recognizes US independence, and the ending of the war. These main dates and events led to the American Revolutionary war because it harmed