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Events leading to the Boston Tea Party
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Sugar Act
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The Sugar Act of 1764 was a British law passed by Parliment of Great Britian on April 5, 1764. The Act was created to raise revenue from the residence of the 13 colonies. This tax was on sugar and molassess imported to the colonies. -
Currency Act
The Currency Act is the name for several acts put into place by the Parliment of Great Britian to control the colonies money. The Act prohibited any new "Bills of Credit" or the re-issue of existing currency in the American Colonies. Parliment was trying to regulate paper money in the colonies. -
Quartering Act
The first of two Quartering Acts was passed by British Parliment in 1765. The act was revised to make American colonists provide shelter and food for the British troops. It was another way for the British to gain revenue from the American colonies. In 1965 an additional 40,000 troops were sent to the colonies and the colonists were paying to feed and provide shelter for them all. -
The Stamp Act of 1765
The Stamp Act was the first direct tax to be forced on the American Colonies. This Act was designed to raise revenue in the form of a stamp which was required for newspapers or legal documents. It was the first attempt by Great Britian to try and gain government authority over the colonies. -
The Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty was a secret society for by some American colonists to protest British taxes. This group was responsible for the repeal of the Stamp Act in 1766. -
Declaratory Act
The Declaratory Act was passed at the same time the Stamp Act was repealed. The British passed to Declaratory Act to affirm its power over the 13 colonies. This act stated that Great Britian had authority to pass and uphold laws in America. To the colonists this meant more taxes. -
Townshend Acts of 1767
The Townshend Acts were a series of laws passed to set new taxes on goods imported from Great Britian. The taxes were used to maintain troops in America and to pay royal salaries for officals that were assigned to the American colonies. -
Massachusettes Circular Letter
Samual Adams wrote a letter which was backed by the Massachusettes House of Representatives. In this letter they attacked parliment for its taxing of the colonies without proper representation. This letter also called to the unification of resistance by all colonies. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight where "patriots" threw snowballs, sticks and rocks at the unwanted British troops. Several colonists were killed by British soldiers. -
The Tea Act of 1773
The Tea Act was a follow up to the Revenue Act and was one of the Townshed Acts which taxed imported goods. Americans were refusing to buy taxed goods and British merchants were seriously losing money so all the taxes were lifted except the Tea tax. The Tea Act gave the British East India Company the monopoly on all tea sales. The Tea Act imposed no new taxes but allowed the British East India Company to sell their products for less than its colonial competitors. -
First Continental Congress
This was a meeting of elected people from 12 of the 13 colonies. Only Georgia was not represented at the first meeting. The first meeting was held at Carpenter's Hall, Philadelphia. One accomplishment made at this meeting was to urge all colonist to avoid British goods and to form committees to inforce this ban. -
Coerive Acts "Intolerable Acts"
In response to the Boston Tea Party Parliment passed a series of laws to punish the colonists in Boston.Thses acts prohibited the loading or unloading of goods in Boston Harbor. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a direct protest of the Tea Tax by the American Colonists. Some Boston patriots dressed up like Mohawk Indians and snuck into the Boston Harbor. These Sons of Liberty members raided 3 British ships and dumped over 300 containers of tea into the Harbor. -
Fighting broke out in Lexington and Concord
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Washington is named commander-in-chief
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Continental Congress declared Independence
