ipl-logo

The American Revolution Chapter 3 Summary

808 Words4 Pages

You may be wondering, “What was the American Revolution?” Well, that is a very good question. The American Revolution took place in the 1700’s. It was a time where many people fought for their rights, freedom, land, faith, and many more important issues. The people of King George lll left their country, Britain, to start a new life in America. But not that many people agreed with that. Should they have left? Do you think it was right for them to leave and start a new life?

Chapter 1: The Liberty Tree!
“Long live the king!” ( Liberty! How the Revolutionary War Began, by Lucille Recht Penner.) That was one of the most favorite toasts of the colonists back in the 1700’s. Even for those who had left England to go to America. But why did they …show more content…

Then the were ban from the British military.
Boston will never forget this awful and scary night that is now remembered as The Boston Massacre. Chapter 3: The biggest cup of tea?!
As stated earlier, despite the fact that they were 3,000 miles across the ocean didn’t mean that the king was not in charge of them anymore. He still did whatever he wanted, whenever he wanted, and wherever he wanted. So he started to tax everything.
The items he taxed were stamps, paper, sugar, tea, and many more. Taxing the tea though upset the Colonist the most. They were furious.
They were so mad that on December 17, 1773 the colonists of Boston sailed to the Boston Harbor dumping 342 chests of tea in the water. Whispers went around “Boston Harbor, is a teapot tonight!”(Liberty! How the Revolutionary War Began, by Lucille Recht Penner.) This became known as the biggest cup of tea. And is remembered as The Boston Tea Party today.
King George lll was so mad that he sent soldiers over the America Which led to a lot more conflict.
The British soldiers did kill many people, but Boston fought back well. Their leader, George Washington, did a very good job leading his men which was a major factor in the Patriots victory.the war causing them to

Show More
Related
174 Words | 1 Pages

In 1773, on a December night in Boston there were three ships sitting in the Boston Harbor. The Dartmouth, the Eleanor, and the Beaver were the ships names. All three of those ships were carrying tea. The tea wasn’t unloaded because residents were angry because they were threatened not to buy the tea or use it. People of Boston were angry at the government of Boston that passed the “ Tea Act” since the Tea Act passed the law said the colonists had to get there tea from the East India Company.

Read More
441 Words | 2 Pages

Why the Patriots Had the Boston Tea Party- The Boston Tea Party was event during the American Revolutionary War. John Adams called it, “The Destruction Of Tea In Boston”. The tea that the colonists poured in the harbor was shipped in by the Dutch East India Company, one of the only companies who could sell to the colonies. The Patriots did this because they wanted their own government, to be free from Britain.

Read More
346 Words | 2 Pages

They were also the most extensively taxed people in America at the time and, they had no voice in parliament. That is taxation without representation. Thus is why fought against taxes that Britain forced upon the common man, who couldn’t afford them. One of these is called the stamp act. The stamp act was a tax on deeds

Read More
503 Words | 3 Pages

There was tension, blood, and tears with the Thirteen Colonies and Great Britain. This was due to the American Revolution that started in 1765 and ended in 1783. So how revolutionary was the American revolutionary war? Well, first what does revolutionary mean? Revolutionary means that things have changed dramatically.

Read More
1039 Words | 5 Pages

A shot was fired on either side leading to the death of five colonists. This event became known as the Boston Massacre. This fueled the colonists to continue protesting and eventually led to Britain repealing all taxes in the Tea Act in 1773 except on tea. This was an act for Britain to continue to pay the local government and shows it ultimate power over the colonies. In response to this, the colonists banded together in their common cause and in the night of 1773, the colonists dressed as Mohawk Indians and dumped tea into the Boston Harbor.

Read More
1823 Words | 8 Pages

To show England that they would not give up, on December 16, 1773, a group of colonists snuck onto a ship filled with tea and dumped around 350 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. This is known as the Boston Tea Party. They did this because the British would not let colonists grow their tea and charged them for the tea that came from England. The colonists wanted their independence from Great Britain so they

Read More
511 Words | 3 Pages

The American Revolution was a time period where there were 13 colonies in America exploring more of the land everyday, The british shared the land with people who are called the pilgrims and ended up soon turning into Patriots and after that Americans. Great Britain started abusing their colonists while there were shootings and many taxes of colonists, many were unfair, and this led to the revolution. This war was between The Patriot/Americans against the British/Loyalists. The revolution happened because a few major events in history took place in Boston others will say it as British Territory.

Read More
348 Words | 2 Pages

The Boston Tea Party was a violent, courageous, and an eventful act that took place in 1997 because of constant disputes. It started to become a large issue when the British and English colonist constantly disagreed about the unfair taxes that were charged from the British. The colonists didn’t agree to the taxes at all the the government officials formed a plan. The British put such a hefty tax on the tea because they realized the demand was so outrageously high, and they could make a much larger profit off of it. Colonists did not want to pay the huge taxes, so they started buying/smuggling tea from East India, but the British wanted to have the colonists to buy tea from them because of the taxes.

Read More
2745 Words | 11 Pages

They viewed the act as a violation of their rights and an attack on their economic interests. They also felt that it was a ploy by the British government to bribe them into accepting British

Read More
1325 Words | 6 Pages

The sons of liberty also made sure to only touch the tea and not damage any other property because they wanted to reinforce that they were gentlemen and only upset with the unjust taxation. After the tea party a song was written about that night were the people praised the “glorious sons of freedom, brave and bold, That has stood forth -- fair liberty to hold”. The song continued to say that even “though [the sons of liberty] were indians, come from distant shores,Like men [they] acted -- not like savage Moors”(Tea destroyed by Indians 1).This passage shows that the people of Boston were proud of what happened during the Boston Tea Party. They applauded the bravery of The Sons of Liberty to stand up to Britain.

Read More
732 Words | 3 Pages

This resulted in the colonists ultimately sabotaging three of the East India Company’s ships by dumping 340 chests of their tea into the Boston Harbor on December 16

Read More
558 Words | 3 Pages

and they too were attacked so they had to fire into the mob. Parliament passed the Tea Act, which gave the British East Indians company a complete monopoly of the American tea business meaning the colonists could only buy tea from this company. The colonists opposed this law even though it lowered the price of tea. They viewed the tea Act as merely another example

Read More
672 Words | 3 Pages

Tensions were high in Boston between the British and the Colonists. Between the Boston Massacre in 1770 and the Boston Tea Party in 1773, Britain was very upset with Boston. King George III, the Lord North- led British government and many of the British citizens were very upset and irritated when they found out that the Boston colonists had made “Tea with salt water”. Once the parliament heard of their escapade, they began thinking of a way to insure that there would be no more uprisings in the Massachusetts colony.

Read More
1078 Words | 5 Pages

Boston Tea Party The night of December 16, 1773, marked the day of the “midnight raid” which included the dumping of tea into the Boston Harbor as a sign of protest. Many factors came into play that lead to this event such as, the ridiculous taxes implemented by the Parliament, including the Sugar, Stamp, and the Tea Act. Tension had also been growing between the citizens of the colonies and the British redcoats that were stationed there at the time. All of these acts forced the colonists to pay excess money for everyday items like tea, paper, and sugar etc. The colonists believed that they were being deprived of their freedom and rights, so they rebelled against the Parliament by performing an event that would hurt the British economy.

Read More
625 Words | 3 Pages

The American Revolution occurred between 1765 and 1783. Colonists in the thirteen american colonies had disagreements with the british monarchy and aristocracy. The American Revolution War was also known as the U.S. War of Independence. During these years Americans went through a series of battles and new laws and rules were set. During the American Revolution there were a lot of long term and short term causes, including economic factors, english political legacy, and foreign policy.

Read More

More about The American Revolution Chapter 3 Summary

Related Topics

Open Document