Intolerable Acts:1774 Bib:https://www.britannica.com/event/Intolerable-Acts The Intolerable Acts were made up of four acts that were implemented and they were very harsh on the colonists because the British thought that the colonists had too much power and it was too easy for them to revolt. There were four Acts that made up the Intolerable Acts. The first one was the Boston Port Bill, which closed Boston harbor until the restitution or recompensation was made for the amount of tea lost during the…
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The Boston Tea Party ultimately led to the American Revolution. What occurred in the Boston Tea Party was a result of “taxation without representation.” Prior to the Boston Tea Party, the British and Americans had tension, building further more as disagreements emerged. Since the beginning of the 18th century, American colonies imported their tea. The British realized that a great amount of business was being made, they tried to make more money off of the tea trade by dramatically increasing the…
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The boston tea party was an example of the intolerable acts because the governor ordered for the tea to be uploaded without the consent of the british colonists when the tea was taxed. So the colonists would have to pay more. Instead the colonists rebelled, dressed up as natives and dumped 90,000 pounds of tea. The other example of lack of rights is the intolerable acts. These were multiple acts in the intolerable acts. There were 3 main acts known as the quartering act, boston port bill…
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today.Their are many tragic things that happened. A few of them are the Navigation Acts of 1160, French and Indian war: 1754-1763, Pontiac’s Rebellion, Proclamation of 1763,The Sugar Act of 1764, The stamp Act: 1765,Declaratory Act:1766, The Townshend Act 1767, The Boston Massacre 1770, The Boston Tea Party 1770,Intolerable Act 1774.Their all important. Paragraph 2 The Navigation Acts of 1660…
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On April 19, 1775, the United States of America embarked on something no one else had ever dared to do before - rivaling the British. The French and Indian War, the Proclamation of 1763, the Intolerable Acts, and the Boston Massacre were only a few that caused so much tension. The French and Indian War was one of the starters of the tension between the United States and England. The Ohio River Valley was the main point of dispute here, because both the French and the British wanted it. Due to this…
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take root, is a plant of rapid growth(George Washington). The British violated all of the colonists political freedom, economic well being,and their safety because parliament passed the sugar act for the money. The boston massacre killed 5 colonists which violated their safety in the colonies. The Intolerable acts is an example of the violation on the colonists political freedom.The colonists were justified in wanting independence with England for three reasons: failure to protect political freedom,…
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between the two parties. In 1763, Britain had just concluded the French and Indian war and were left with an immense and almost crippling debt of around 140 million pounds sterling (“Turning Point In American History”). In Britain’s eyes, the most effective way to reduce this debt was taxes. Unfortunately, the people of England were already massively overtaxed which meant the last option for the British was to tax the American colonists. This meant that the reinforcement of the Navigation Acts, as well…
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The colonists were restricted from political freedoms by the king. The British government caused the rebellion by trying to tax the colonists in ways that had not previously been done. The unprotection of the colonists was lead by the Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, and the Battle of Bunker Hill. The colonists were justified in wanting independence with England for three reasons: failure to protect political freedoms, economic wellbeings, and safety for the colonists. Between 1763 and 1775, the…
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multiple causes of the Battles of Lexington and Concord. The outrage the colonists had when facing the Battle of Lexington and Concord was strong due to these multiple factors. The outrage the colonists had when facing the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, and the Intolerable Acts are one of the main factors that caused the Battle of Lexington and Concord because each of them created restrictions over the lives…
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The Boston Tea Party Vakula Penmetsa Grade 5 Introduction: The Boston Tea Party was one of the many famous events in the revolutionary war and in American History. This action taken by the colonists is considered treason. It was a very brave thing to do. There were more than 300 chests of tea dumped in the harbor that night, and the colonists had to take out three different ships. They worked hard all night, and in the end they accomplished their goal. This brave action, was taken by the son’s…
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