Tea Party protests

crisis, led to the Boston Tea party, and fueled most of justified anger that turned the Anglo-Americans against the British. When King George III took the the throne England was heavily in debt from financing the Seven Years War and other several other political crises. The crown had to make up their debts and the British at home were already heavily taxed. Prime Minister, George Grenville, decided to use

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. One of the major causes was the Stamp Act in 1765. This was issued by Parliament to tax every piece of printed paper colonists used. Other documents such as newspapers, playing cards and any

The Boston Tea Party was a political protest that took place on December 16, 1773 in Boston Harbor in Boston, Massachusetts. The Sons of Liberty led by Samuel Adams, dressed as Mohawk Indians destroyed an entire shipment of tea sent from the East India Company by throwing chests full of tea into the Boston Harbor. George Hewe’s, an eyewitness of the event writes in his journal, “In about three hours from the time we went on board, we had thus broken and thrown overboard every tea chest to be found

hat drives rebellion? Is it the urge to be released from control? Or is it the inspiration of others to encourage change? These questions proved pivotal during many time periods in western civilization and certainly were echoed in the minds of many of the founding fathers during the American revolution. The American Revolution was a time of change, development, and rebellion. A period in time where the thirteen colonies gained independence from Great Britain and became known as the United States

Boston Tea Party On the night of December 16, 1773, Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty, dressed as Mohican Indians, boarded three ships in the Boston harbor and threw 342 chests of tea overboard, in direct defiance of the British for imposing taxes on the colonials, which had no representation in Parliament. This act of defiance laid the ground work for much of the American Revolution as the colonists grew tired of British rule. It also hardened the feelings of the British against the Americans

lawyers, merchants, politicians, and artisans who were all there to protest the stamp act. The Sons of Liberty usually relied petitions, public meetings, and pamphlets to rally support, but they would also get violent if necessary. The Stamp Act congress came together in 1765 to repeal the stamp act and deny the Parliament’s of its right to tax the colonies. British merchants who profited form colonial trade joined in the protest, fearing financial ruin. When the Stamp Act was repealed in 1766 people

made him feel like he could do whatever he wanted. This eventually led him to create a law stating that the king could pass whatever law he wanted, and led to even worse acts. The colonists did not like these new taxes at all, and eventually led to protests, and also led to them attacking the tax

No boats big or small could go in or out of Boston Harbor until colonists could pay for all the tea dumped during the Boston Tea Party. No town meetings could be held more than once a year without the government?s permission. British officials would have their trials in Canada or Britain and not Massachusetts. Finally, British officials needed quarters

boycott and protest. Rules are also passed to control the colonist. The founding fathers were justified in rebelling against the British government and declaring independence because of the treatment the British gave the colonist. Colonist began being taxed on bought goods. One tax on most paper goods was known as the Stamp Act. The colonist feel this is unfair, expensive, and inconvenient, which ends up starting riots in the colonies. The Stamp Act Congress organizes a boycott to protest and not

When it came to lessons the British had a hard time learning. It’s displayed clearly in the mid 1700’s. The Boston Tea Party was a turning point in the dynamics of both England and the American Colonist. One could say that it set everything in motion so we could get where we are today. The British’s stubbornness caused turmoil that could have been easily prevented. They were essentially the cause of the Americans actions. The question is whether or not the American responses were right. Were they