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The Boston Tea Party:
The importance of the event in American History
Paul Reeves
Pasco Hernando Community College
Abstract
The Boston Tea Party was the most important event leading up to the Revolutionary War. The American Colonists were being taxed without representation by the British Government. The British Government was trying to pay for the debt raised by the French and Indian Warn. They felt that the debt was occurred to protect the Colonies from The French and the Indians. The British started levying taxes against currency, sugar and stamps. These different Acts were meeting with much opposition. These acts strongly limited how the colonist could live and what they had to pay on differ items. The colonist started to riot against these different acts. The Parliament soon repelled these acts. The Parliament soon passed the Townshend Act which put duties on lead, glass, paint, paper and tea. The British East India Company was on the edge of bankruptcy and the British Parliament was trying to save it. The Tea Act was passed in May of 1773. The colonists were up in arms over the passing of this act. When the British East India Company tried to bring their tea into the harbor it was met with opposition. The Boston Tea Party soon followed. The tea from the three ships in the harbor was dumped into Boston Harbor. The British Government reacted harshly to this indecent. The British Government passed more Acts against the colonies. The colonies formed the Continental congress. The Continental Congress wanted the British to understand their grievances against them. The final outcome was the colonists were forced into war to protect themselves against the British rule.
The Boston Tea Party:
The importance of the event in American History
The Boston Tea Party was the key event leading up to the Revolutionary War. This act by the colonist started a violent part of the Revolutionary War. The following events were created by the snow effect of taxation...
The importance of the event in American History
Paul Reeves
Pasco Hernando Community College
Abstract
The Boston Tea Party was the most important event leading up to the Revolutionary War. The American Colonists were being taxed without representation by the British Government. The British Government was trying to pay for the debt raised by the French and Indian Warn. They felt that the debt was occurred to protect the Colonies from The French and the Indians. The British started levying taxes against currency, sugar and stamps. These different Acts were meeting with much opposition. These acts strongly limited how the colonist could live and what they had to pay on differ items. The colonist started to riot against these different acts. The Parliament soon repelled these acts. The Parliament soon passed the Townshend Act which put duties on lead, glass, paint, paper and tea. The British East India Company was on the edge of bankruptcy and the British Parliament was trying to save it. The Tea Act was passed in May of 1773. The colonists were up in arms over the passing of this act. When the British East India Company tried to bring their tea into the harbor it was met with opposition. The Boston Tea Party soon followed. The tea from the three ships in the harbor was dumped into Boston Harbor. The British Government reacted harshly to this indecent. The British Government passed more Acts against the colonies. The colonies formed the Continental congress. The Continental Congress wanted the British to understand their grievances against them. The final outcome was the colonists were forced into war to protect themselves against the British rule.
The Boston Tea Party:
The importance of the event in American History
The Boston Tea Party was the key event leading up to the Revolutionary War. This act by the colonist started a violent part of the Revolutionary War. The following events were created by the snow effect of taxation...