Boston Tea Party
After the French and Indian War, which ended around 1765, the American Colonist in the beginning were proud to be a part of the British colonies and not the French or Spanish; however, this soon changed. To recover the cost of the war, the British started taxing the American Colonist. One example was Parliament passed the Stamp Act in March 1765 as one means or generating revenue. The act was soon repealed eight months later by American supporters in Parliament.
In 1773, Parliament passed the Tea Act, a special tax on the sales of tea. Samuel Adams of Massachusetts led a group of protestors. They protested that taxation without colonial representation was not right. In December of 1773, many protestors rallied in Boston. This rally became known as the Boston Tea Party. A month later, January 1774, the tea ship was burned in Annapolis, Maryland leaving behind 257 crates of tea on the dock of Charleston. American colonies were only allowed to trade with the British Colonies for the purpose of generating Tax revenue for the British government. Eventhough Dutch tea was illegal, it was smuggled and sold at large profits. The Boston Tea Party was one of the main events that lead to the actual fighting. In the later part of 1773, a group of colonist dressed up as Indians and docked their three shiploads of tea belonging to the British into the Boston Harbor. The colonist were determined that no one would pay tax on the tea they purchased. The British government lowered the tax in hope that people would pay the tax because the selling price would be cheap; however, this did not make peace. The British Government had become very strict with the colonies. The Americans were determined to manage their own affairs. The British government wanted the colonies to obey their rules, and help contribute to the expense of the Government. Peace and harmony between Britain and their colonies began to diminish. Samuel Adams formed his Committee of Correspondences and his secret freedom group, the Sons of Liberty. The colonies rebelled and gained their freedom. The British government had violated their natural rights, imposed illegal taxes upon them, denied them their rights of laws, banned American manufactures, and prevented free trade.
In 1773, Parliament passed the Tea Act, a special tax on the sales of tea. Samuel Adams of Massachusetts led a group of protestors. They protested that taxation without colonial representation was not right. In December of 1773, many protestors rallied in Boston. This rally became known as the Boston Tea Party. A month later, January 1774, the tea ship was burned in Annapolis, Maryland leaving behind 257 crates of tea on the dock of Charleston. American colonies were only allowed to trade with the British Colonies for the purpose of generating Tax revenue for the British government. Eventhough Dutch tea was illegal, it was smuggled and sold at large profits. The Boston Tea Party was one of the main events that lead to the actual fighting. In the later part of 1773, a group of colonist dressed up as Indians and docked their three shiploads of tea belonging to the British into the Boston Harbor. The colonist were determined that no one would pay tax on the tea they purchased. The British government lowered the tax in hope that people would pay the tax because the selling price would be cheap; however, this did not make peace. The British Government had become very strict with the colonies. The Americans were determined to manage their own affairs. The British government wanted the colonies to obey their rules, and help contribute to the expense of the Government. Peace and harmony between Britain and their colonies began to diminish. Samuel Adams formed his Committee of Correspondences and his secret freedom group, the Sons of Liberty. The colonies rebelled and gained their freedom. The British government had violated their natural rights, imposed illegal taxes upon them, denied them their rights of laws, banned American manufactures, and prevented free trade.