Road to Revolution
The events that lead to Americas Revolution
The Stamp Act
The Boston Tea Party
The British Parliament passed the Tea Act on May 10, 1773. It was the second form of taxation the parliament passed to try and make money off the colonies. They were trying to make money to pay off their debt from the French and Indian War. On December 16, 1773 Sam Adams and a group called The Sons of Liberty boarded 3 ships in Boston Harbor and destroyed 342 chests of tea imported from Britain. They were disguised as Mohawk Native Americans. This was the first action colonists that was considered extreme protest of the British control.
After the Boston tea party the British were mad because they saw it as destruction of their goods. Their response was known as the coercive acts. They even closed off Boston Harbor until the owners of the tea that was destroyed were compensated. The Intolerable Acts were 4 separate acts that were passed in the aftermath of The Stamp Act and The Boston Tea Party.
March 5, 1770 a group of patriots in Boston square threw rocks at soldiers which started a dispute. The fight began after some colonists attacked a British Sentinel Officer. Captain Thomas Preston called in for additional soldiers. After a court hearing two soldiers were found guilty of the massacre. (note the picture isn't an accurate description of the event)
The Boston Tea Party
The Start of The War
Lexington and Concord
Daughters of Liberty
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