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Boston Tea Party King George Iii
2,206 words... about Boston Tea Party expressed the dislike of British rule. All of the tea, which had been left on the merchant ships, was dumped into the Boston Harbor in response to the tax on tea. Of course, Parliament could not allow this type of rebellion; the destruction of property, to go unpunished, so a new set of laws was created. The news of the Boston Tea Party reached Parliament in early 1774. The members of Parliament, as well as King George III, were outraged. There was no way that this dis...
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851 wordsMost people have heard about the Boston Tea Party. When Americans dumped British Tea in Boston Harbor. But not everyone understands the importance of it, and why the Tea Party is still remembered today. It was on December 16, 1773, when American patriots disguised as Mohawk Indians threw 342 chests of tea belonging to the British East India Company from ships into Boston Harbor. The Americans were protesting both a tax on tea (the Townshend Acts) and the perceived monopoly of the East India Comp...
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1,151 wordsThe American Revolution contained many key points in American History. Without this revolution, American citizens could possibly not have the freedom they have today. This war was, and still is one of the most important wars the American army has ever battled. The American Revolution began when the king of Britain sent colonists to colonize which is now known as the thirteen original colonies. After a few years of being settled the King of Britain put a tax on many needed items such as tea, stam...
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815 wordsFellow countrymen, we cannot afford to give a single inch! If we retreat now, everything we have done becomes useless! If Hutchinson will not send tea back to England, perhaps we can brew a pot especially for him! Samuel Adams December 16, 1773 In an attempt to transfer part of the cost of colonial administration to the American colonies, the British Parliament had enacted the Stamp Act in 1765 and the Townshend Acts in 1767. Eventually, opposition rose and forced withdrawal of these acts throug...
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1,344 wordsThroughout the course of history there have been many events leading up to the independence of America. Some of them were small, whereas others were much more significant. One of the more important events was the Boston Tea Party. This was when the colonists, in anger, boarded a ship carrying many chests of fine teas, and hurled them overboard. The Boston Tea Party marked the first act of open resistance to British rule. The Boston Tea Party alone was not the main event that brought America her ...
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What Are The Economic Gains Caused By War
2,603 wordsWhat are the economic gains caused by the war? In order to illustrate the economic gains caused by war, we will elaborate on the Revolutionary war, the war after which America gained its independence. After the end of the French and Indian War in 1763 the American people had taxes placed on them by the British. The British Parliament claimed that by placing the taxes they were defending the colonies for the Americans. During the twelve years following the war, the British enacted a numerous amou...
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1,525 wordsBoston Harbor, a teapot tonight. The Mohawks come (The Coming of the Revolution). On Thursday, December 16, 1773, the Boston Tea Party took place. This act was one of the causes for the start of the Revolutionary War. The Boston Tea Party came about because the Patriots of the Colonies would not stand for the unjust taxations brought upon them by the British. The Patriots decided to take action. The American Revolution was brought upon by many unjust taxations handed upon the colonists by the Br...
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1,024 wordsBoston Tea Party by m. ems The Boston Tea Party is considered to be the boiling point in a series of events leading up to the revolutionary war against the British. When a group of devout colonists, boarded British tea ships and unloaded their cargo into the Boston harbor, America would be changed forever. What was, at first, seen as an act of mischievous rebellion, turned out to be one of the most influential events in America s revolutionary history. It not only crippled the already struggling...
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340 wordsBoston Tea Party The British East India Company brought most tea to the colonists. The Company sold its tea to the colonial merchants and the merchants sold the tea to the colonists. In the 1770 s the British East India Company found itself in financial trouble. Britain had kept a tax on tea as a symbol of its right to tax the colonies. The tax was a small one but colonists resented it. They refused to buy English tea. English Parliament tried to help the British East India Company by allowing t...
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889 wordsThe Boston Tea Party was the key-event for the Revolutionary War. With this act, the colonists started the violent part of the revolution. It was the first try of the colonists, to rebel with violence against their own government. The following events were created by the snowball effect. There, all the colonists realized the first time, which they were treated wrong by the British government. It was an important step towards the independence dream, which was resting in the head of each colonist....
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1,512 wordsCHAPTER 2, Q 1: What are the decisive events and arguments that produced the American Revolution? It was the best of times, it was the worst of times (Charles Dickens). This best describes the Americas in the 1700? s. The settler? s went through the best of times from obtaining religious freedom, to becoming prosperous merchants, and finally to establishing a more democratic government. However, it was the worst of times in the sense that the settlers in the America? s were taken advantage of my...
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