The Aftermath and Acts That Followed the Boston Tea Party
Karla Valeria Gonzalez
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Mr. Isaac G. Pietrzak
U.S. History 1301
November 4, 2016
On the Thursday in December 16th of the year 1773, several men began to dump what is now worth over a million dollars of British tea into the Boston Harbor. This later became known as the famous Boston Tea Party. The Boston Tea Party was basically the initial cause of the aftermath. The Intolerable Acts, the Continental Congresses, and battles following the Boston Tea Party were the beginning to our freedom.
To start off, the Intolerable Acts were a part of the effects of the Boston Tea Party. They were basically a punishment from Britain to the colonists
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This congress was attended by 56 representatives/delegates to discuss all of the Intolerable Acts, and what their purposes were. Not only did they discuss that, but they also discussed what their options were as a nation, now that they had certain restrains on them. (Add extra info on the First Continental Congress.
In addition, not only was the a First Continental Congress, but a second. When this Second Continental Congress was held, the representatives/delegates had a bit more freedom. Within this, some results were the Declaration of Causes, and the Olive Branch Position. (Add more information on the second continental congress, the declaration of causes, and the olive branch petition.) To add on, the results od the Boston Tea Party weren’t only acts and meetings, but battles as well. After the Tea party many patriots realized that it was time to not only ask for their freedom, but to fight for their freedom as well, and earn their freedom. Therefore the two most important battles that led to the rest of the American Revolution were the Battles of Lexington and Concord. (Expand on both battles) Minutemen were in the American militia and were ready to take on a fight against Britain. The Battle of Concord came before the Battle of Lexington. The American Militia was out-numbered by the Britain at first. Later on, throughout the Battle of Lexington and the other battles in the revolution, things to
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The events and acts that followed the Boston Tea Party were, and still are very crucial to America and Britain, and their history. They’ve molded the countries into the countries they have become now.
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Primary Sources
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In the first continental congress was a response to the Intolerable Acts. Which states in USHistory.com that the act was the reaction to the Boston Tea Party (Pre Columbian to the New Millennium, 1). The harbor was close for trade because the owners wanted their money for the tea (Pre Columbian to the New Millennium, 1). The battle of Lexington, the British probably assume that the rebels would’ve just given up.
The Intolerable Acts were meant to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party. The main Intolerable Acts were the Boston Port Bill, the Administration of Justice,The and Massachusetts Government Act, and The Quebec Act. The objectives of these acts were to get the colonist’s to pay for the 10,000 euros paid for. It was also meant to bring the colonies under the submission of the king. What these main acts did was Boston Port Bill closed the Port of Boston until the the tea was paid for.
The tea act was passed by parliament on may 10, 1773 it would launch the final spark to the revolutionary movement in boston(us history.org:thomas kindig).Tea act was created because to prop up the east india company which was floundering The tea act was passed by parliament on may 10, 1773 it would launch the final spark to the revolutionary movement in boston(us history.org:thomas kindig).Tea act was created because to prop up the east india company which was floundering financially and burdened with eighteen million pounds of unsold tea (ushistory.org) After the tea act was passed came in the boston tea party in december 16 ,1773. The boston tea party was in 1773 the british east india company was suffering because of colonial boycotts. They had a warehouse of unsold tea. for example during the boston tea party on the eve of december 16,1773 boston rebels dressed themselves to throw in the sea
The Boston Port Act closed the Boston Harbor; do to the Act, shipments of goods and merchandise was canceled. The Massachusetts Government Act (in the British opinion) was a more efficient form of government that related to the Providence in Massachusetts Bay New England. Administration of Justice Act was an act that if a person questioned of any of the new Acts
(n.d.). Retrieved February 02, 2017, from https://www.landofthebrave.info/facts-about-revolutionary-war.htm Feldmeth, G. (1998, March 31). American Revolution. Retrieved February 02, 2017, from http://home.earthlink.net/~gfeldmeth/lec.rev.html Foner, E., & Garraty, J. A. (2009).
The Intolerable Acts: The Breaking Point Two hundred and forty-one years ago, British Parliament passed the Coercive Acts which not only punished the colonists’ defiant behavior but also sparked a war that would change the world forever. The Coercive Acts were a series of four acts that punished the colonists for the Boston Tea Party, they would be restricted until they paid for the tea they dumped into the harbor. The Coercive Acts are a series of acts that were in direct response to the Boston Tea Party that punished the colonists for this event, led to the need for another continental congress meeting, and ultimately impacted the decision for the colonist to declare independence. First, the colonists were punished for the Boston Tea Party. The colonists were punished for the
The American colonists held the Boston Tea Party on December, 1773. It was not a party though. It was a protest against taxs from England. The British Parliament had already taxed sugar, coffee, wine, and newspapers. The tea tax was too much.
Just one small action ignited one of the most largest turn of events in American history. In the month of October 1768, a group of red suited British officers were stationed in the town of Boston, Massachusetts due to the rioting after the vessel “Liberty” was seized from trade violations (Foner 185). The British Government had been trying to increase taxes and control over the American colony. On March 5th, 1770 the colonists couldn’t take it anymore, they wanted the troops out. A mob of angry American colonists made advances on the British troops and Capt.
The Intolerable Acts, passed by Parliament in 1744, was a series of laws to punish the Massachusetts colony for the Boston Tea Party. They were so harsh that the colonists called them the Intolerable Acts. This all started after the Boston Tea Party, when colonists decided to dump 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor as a way of protesting against the taxes. The first punishment would close the Boston Harbor until colonists would pay for the destroyed tea. The second put an end to the constitution of Massachusetts.
People of this nation wanted a change, so they came together and started a movement that would have a lasting impact on how their country was run. The Tea Party passionately pursued their goal of bringing about a new
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The riot began when about 50 citizens attacked a British sentinel. A British officer called in additional soldiers, and they too were attacked, so the soldiers fired into the mob, killing 5. The Boston Tea Party began with the Tea Act that past in Boston. The law prevented the colonists from buying tea from other tea shops and that tea was more expensive than the others.
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.
The Boston Tea Party Have you ever wondered what it would be like if an iconic moment in history had never happened? Although The Boston Tea Party cost Great Britain a great deal of important resources it was a necessary event for the Colonists to get their freedom. The British Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts to punish the Colonies for dumping British goods in the harbor. The Boston Tea Party also paved the way for the Revolutionary War. Therefore the American way of life would be extremely different today had the Boston Tea Party never happened.
Specifically, they discussed the situation of the Intolerable Acts that the British Parliament enforced on Boston due to the incident of the Boston Tea Party. One of the results of this First Continental Congress was the delegates explained to King George III that there were issues with how the colonies were being treated. The delegates told King George III that if he didn’t put an end to the Intolerable Acts,