the boston tea party Flashcards
when was the tea act?
may 1773
what was the purpose of the tea act?
to keep the east india company from bankruptcy, by repealing part of the navigation acts and permitted the company to ship it’s tea from india to the colonies
by avoiding the costly trip to england, what could the east india company do?
pay the tea tax and undersell its illegal competitors in america
what was the tea act designed to accomplish?
save the east india company
stop smuggling tea from holland
accustom the colonies to paying their taxes
why did britain want to save the east india company?
because it also provided spices and tea for britain
what did colonists do to avoid paying tax?
they didn’t drink tea imported from england
they either drank no tea at all, or drank tea smuggled from holland
how did the colonies respond to the tea act?
sons of liberty organised to spread opposition to the tea act
in philadelphia, they denounced the tea act in a series of resolutions
tea tax on america is not consented to by america
britian are making american assemblies and are causing tyranny and slavery
who rejected all the pleas to return the tea?
governor hutchinson
when was the boston tea party?
16th december 1773
what happened at the boston tea party?
men dressed as indians, directed by sam adams, boarded three tea ships and threw 342 tea chests worth £18,000 into the harbour
no one stopped them - scared of making the situation worse
the coercive acts:
boston port act
closed boston to all trade until the destroyed tea had been paid for
the coercive acts:
the massachusetts government act
allowed the royal governor to appoint and remove most civil officials
town meetings could not be held without permission
the coercive acts:
the impartial administration of justice act
provided for the transfer to britain of murder trials
the coercive acts:
quartering act
gave broader authority to military commanders seeking to house their troops
the coercive acts:
quebec act
changed the system of government for canada
disbanded representative assembly and revoked the right to trial by jury, colonists worried it would happen to them
