The Tea Crisis The Boston Tea Party The

The Tea Crisis The Boston Tea Party

The Tea Act of 1773 n East India Company sole right to ship tea to the colonies without paying taxes *Makes EIC tea cheaper than all other tea creating a monopoly

Opposition to the Tea Act Sam Adams: taking away American Liberties n Daughters of Liberty “we will part with our tea” n NC tea was burned – Greenwich NJ n In all colonial ports except Boston ships with tea on them were made to turn around n

The Boston Tea Party December 16, 1773 n 200 Sons of Liberty disguised as Mohawk Indians raided the ships in Boston Harbor n 342 chests of tea thrown into the harbor n

Boston Tea Party *colonials applauded the effort, but you still don’t have people arguing for independence Colonists still believed they were part of the British empire.

The Coercive Acts King George III realized he was losing control of the colonies n Punished the colonists n In 1774 the Coercive Acts are passed by Parliament n

The Coercive Acts (The Intolerable Acts) 1. Boston Harbor closed until colonists replaced or paid for the tea 2. prohibits town meetings 3. Requires that colonist provide quarter for British troops

Isolation? n Britain hoped to isolate Boston from the rest of the colonies, but instead it united them to come to the aid of Boston 1774