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Boston Tea Party Of 1773

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The Boston tea party of 1773, to reduce tensions in the colonies, parliament repealed almost all of the Townshend acts. However it kept the tax on tea, British officials knew that the colonial demand for the tea was high despite the boycott . But colonial merchants were smuggling most of this imported tea and paying on duty.. 2 The Townshend act in June 1716 parliament passed the Townshend act. These acts placed duties on glass lead, paints, paper and tea to enforce the Townshend acts British officials used writs of assistance. These allowed tax collectors to search for smuggled goods. Colonists hated the new laws because they took power away from the colonists. 3 The French and Indian war began …show more content…

4 Pontiacs RebellionBoom the French and Indian war was over, but Pontiac’s rebellion and proclamation of 1763 was still going chief Pontice unsatisfied with the French agreement to hand over land that didn’t belong entirely to the French so they decided to carry the war on the British had plans of repaying the war effort for the fur trade.. 5 The Sugar Act, This is the act of Samul Adames found the commits of corresponed this act is only passed to regaining money from the colonist Great Britan placed a tax on sugar colonists was really upset the thought they didn’t start the war with the French and Indians colonist in this deisagerment with there mothers country of England 6 The Stamp act the British tried to tax the colonial they started the stamp act in 1765 an if the colonist didn’t pay they went to jail the British didn’t exspact the colonist to be anger an the stamp act was the first part of parliament to taxing, they protested immediately the orgieied a secret surver called the son’s of liberty the use lope to stop taxes colekers so what happened paqtrick hennery he road up some repors resolution, the stamp act filated the taxason the parliament repelled the stamp act because they was pissed with …show more content…

Parliament had directly taxed the colonies for revenue in the sugar act.\ 8 Toleration act of 1649 this bill made it a crime to restrict the religious right of Christians . This was the first law supporting religious tolerance passed in the English .... 9 The Boston Massacre of 1770 many Bostonians saw the presence of British troops as a threat by the British government against its city in Massachusetts. Some colonists agreed with Samuel Adams, who said I look upon British soldiers as foreign people.. 10 The Boston tea party of 1773 began when the British started taxing the colonists on tea was high despite the boycott. But colonial merchants were smuggling most ofthis imported tea and paying on duty 11 The Intolerable act 1774 British troops are quarted Massachusetts charter is cancelled Royal officials accoused of crimes will be sent colonists resentment toward British builds colonist start to consident their opiop of separating from great britan this act was used to stop the king form getting to power an carried away so they made this act to help him the congress would matter the king and his afferts to be ruler.. 12 Conclusion there was many voice of portest on the way there was conflict between the French and indan war and the British

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