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__The Boston Tea Party__

The British were taxing the colonists for tea The British were taxing the colonists for tea They wanted independence,so this made them very angry

90,000 lbs of tea thrown into the harbor by the sons of libery 90,000 lbs of tea thrown into the harbor by the sons of liberty The Intolerable Acts were passed as a punishment for the sons to see.

Critical pamphlets were made and boycotts were arranged Critical pamphlets were made and boycotts were arranged The British were not happy that the Colonists wanted these laws to be changed

__The Boston Massacre__

By the customs house a British sentry was standing on guard By the customs house a British sentry was standing on guard They started aruguing with Colonists, and struck a mans head with something hard

A mob formed around him and it continued to grow in size A mob formed around him and it continued to grow in size The sentry shot 5 men that day causing the colonists to have must despise

The soldiers were sent to court for murder but were not convicted The soldiers were sent to court for murder but were not convicted The colonists thought they were guilty but they become contradicted

__No Taxation Without Representation__

The colonists complained that in Parliament they had no say The colonists complained that in Parliament they had no say The British said they were respresented, and they taxed them for stamps anyway

The colonists wanted representation so they rallied everyday The colonists wanted representation so they rallied everyday The British finally gave into the colonists, and took the stamp act away

The colonists wanted a nation run by the people and voters The colonists wanted a nation run by the people and voters A monarchy was not good for them, they were democracy promoters

__Raising Revenue__

The British were making the colonists pay taxes with the British pound The British were making the colonists pay taxes with the British pound They were in debt from fighting a war, so they needed more money to go around

They created the sugar and currency acts which were not fun They created the sugar and currency acts which were not fun The British did this because they needed supplies, like guns

The colonists believed that these laws were unfair The colonists believed that these laws were unfair Why are the British taxing them, they did not even live there

__The Intolerable Acts__

Parliament was outraged by the Boston Tea Party event Parliament was outraged by the Boston Tea Party event They created the Intolerable Acts and hoped their behavior would improve with great extent

The closing of the Boston Harbor was part of the act imposed The closing of the Boston Harbor was part of the act imposed The colonists wanted the Boston Harbor to remain open, so they objected to the harbor being closed

The Continental Association and First Continental Congress started meeting The Continental Assocation and First Continental Congress started meeting They planned on boycotting British goods and hoped their economy would take a beating

Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boston_Tea_Party http://www.let.rug.nl/~usa/E/teaparty/bostonxx.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boston_Massacre http://americanhistory.about.com/od/revolutionarywar/a/boston_massacre.htm [|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_taxation_without_representation]http://www.fff.org/comment/com0707c.asp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_history_of_the_United_States http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/AMERICA/REV.HTM http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intolerable_Acts http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/intolerable.htm