How Did The Boston Tea Party Cause The American Revolution

The American Revolution was a political upheaval that took place between 1765 and 1783. This was when the United States of America was founded as result of the thirteen American colonies rejecting the British rule. One of the turning points that led to the Revolution was the Boston Tea Party of December 1773. This historical event gave birth to many schools of thought and interpretations in the preceding years. Today, there is still debate on the true cause or the American Revolution or what was the most critical in causing the revolution such as the Whig interpretation and the Progressive interpretation. Theses historical interpretations are relatable to the chosen factors of investigation as it sheds light on the motives of each event that

With regards to the revolution, this can be translated into the colonies’ aggressive retaliation or response in the form of the Boston Tea Party and the First Continental Congress on September 5, 1774. (1764 and 1765). Similarly, the Progressive school of thought supports the notion that the American Revolution was incited by the economic motivations of the British and the merchants of the colonies to each maintain or enhance their highly profitable status.

With such debate as a motivating factor of the investigation, I will investigate if the Boston Tea Party can be considered the primary cause in the American Revolution. At the same time, I shall attempt to delve in to the backgrounds of the socio-economic factors that have also played a role such as the Stamp Act and political factors such as the passage of intolerable acts.

In this study, I will investigate if the Boston Tea Party was truly what caused the American Revolution in comparison to the Stamp act of 1765 and the Passage of intolerable acts of

To understand why the Sugar Act proved to be a catalyst to the Stamp Act, one must look at the responses of the colonists. As stated before, the Seven Years’ War was draining on the British government and at the same time draining on the American colonies as well. A significant portion of the colonial economy was diverted to providing the food and supplies the British Army. The merchants and shippers assumed that the highly visible tax imposition was the cause of their economic struggles. This transfer of burden translated into the sufferings and hardships of the colonists. To them, it was was not their war and they were forced to endure the conditions in the name of an Empire they did not respect or follow of their own will. This would lead to their protest in asking the Act to be