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The colonists claimed that there should be "No Taxation without Representation" and that it was against the British constitution to be forced to pay a tax to which they had not consented through representation in Parliament, which led to violent protests against the Act in America. -
The Townshend Acts, which imposed taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea, were introduced by Parliament in order to raise funds for the costs of running the American colonies. Not importing. The colonies once more chose to forbid the purchase of British imports in reaction to higher charges. -
March 5, 1770, late in the afternoon. Three men were killed and eight others were injured, two of them fatally, when British sentries stationed at the Boston Customs House opened fire on a gathering of people. -
After boarding the ships, the protesters tossed the tea chests into Boston Harbor. The protest was met with harsh response from the British government, which saw it as an act of treason. The incident turned into the American Revolution, which is now remembered as a pivotal moment in American history. -
A deal among the colonies to boycott British products starting on December 1, 1774, unless parliament revoked the Intolerable Acts, was the main achievement of the First Continental Congress. -
Thirteen of Britain's colonies in North America rebelled against its imperial rule, starting the epic political and military conflict known as the American Revolution, which lasted from 1765 to 1783. The protest started because the British monarchy and Parliament were imposing taxes without considering the needs of the colonists. -
George Washington was named commander in chief of the army by the Second Continental Congress during its meeting in May 1775. Later, it prepared the Articles of Confederation (1781), which gave the Congress specific powers, and approved the Declaration of Independence (1776).