It has been two and a half years since the latest taxes on tea paint lead and glass The year is 1770 During this time the colonists are not blaming the kingthey blame Parliament Was it a lull in the buildup OR the calm before the storm ID: 555753
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Protests become resistanceSlide2
It has been two and a half years since the latest taxes on tea, paint, lead, and glass
The year is 1770During this time, the colonists are not blaming the king…they blame ParliamentWas it a lull in the buildup OR the calm before the storm?
The Calm before the stormSlide3
March 1770-Boston is home to some of the most rebellious and radical colonists
One night as young boys were throwing snowballs at the soldiers, a man yelled, “Attack!”In the confusion, the British soldiers fired and 5 men were killed
The Boston MassacreSlide4
The British believed the colonies planned the Boston Massacre because things had quieted down
Radicals use this event as a battle cryParliament takes away all taxes but the one on teaThis is no
longer nonviolentSlide5
In 1772 Sam Adams forms a committee in Boston to get opinions voiced
Within two years, the colonies are writing to one another to stay informedThey are starting to feel more united…Correspondence committees Slide6
The British East India Company is an important business in England
They were about to go bankrupt so the British flood the American market with teaThey make smuggling tea incredibly expensive and they sell tea at a very low price****Why do you think this would make colonists angry?*****
Britain tries to create the Walmart of teaSlide7
To protest against the tea tax in December of 1773 a group of colonists disguised as Indians snuck into Boston Harbor
They poured 342 chests of tea into the harborThe Boston
tea partySlide8
Parliament closes the Boston Harbor until tea is paid for
Royal governors are appointed to be in charge of BostonMore troops quartered in Boston homesAnyone tried for crimes had to be tried in England
The intolerable actsSlide9
Takes place in 1774 in Philadelphia
55 men from 12 colonies (no Georgia) meet to discuss their complaintsThere is a liberal, a moderate, and a conservative group even after everything England has put them through
The first continental congressSlide10
The colonies at least agreed they had to stop trade with Britain
They gathered minutemen who had to be ready for battle at a moment’s noticeA colonial militia made up of average citizens and all volunteers was formedBritain has one year to shape up or exports to Britain will stop
Minutemen