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1760s -1770s Decay of the triger.
What was the main issue of The Boston Tea Party -
1760s The conflict
What was the main issue of the Boston Tea Party.
Britain had big debts so decided to impose taxes to American Colonists, so they would pay their debts. -
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Decay of 1760s to 1770s.
How did the Boston Tea Party started -
1770- What happened on March 1770?
A street brawl happened in Boston between American and British soldiers known as Boston Massacre. -
1773 The law passed out on March 1773
British Parliament passed the Tea Act which allowed British East India Company to sell tea to the colonies duty-free and cheaper than other tea companies. -
What happened during the Boston Tea Party?
That night a group of memebers from The Sons of Liberty disguised themselves in Native American and boarded the docked ships and threw 342 chests of tea into the water. The chests held more than 90,000 lbs. of tea and it would be equivalent to nearly $1,000,000 dollars today. -
Who organized the Boston Tea Party?
Samuel Adams, John Hancock, The Sons of Liberty, Francis Akely and many others that remain unknown. -
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The years of war 1773-1774
Details of the worst years and The Declaration -
December 1773- The Revolution
On December 16th, 1773 at Griffin´s Wharf Boston Massachusetts started the political protest. American colonists tired and frustrated at Britain for imposing "taxation with out representation". -
October 1774 The Declaration
The Declaration was sign on October 1774. -
March 1774 The second Boston Tea Party takes place
Around 60 Bostonians boarded the ship Fortune and dumped nearly 30 chests of tea into the harbor. This event did not earn as much notoriety as the first one.
