Understanding the Impact of Major Conflicts Before the American Revolution Essential Question: What were the causes of the American Revolution? Tea Act & Boston Tea Party
Objectives & Essential Vocabulary 5.H.1.2 SWBAT summarize the political, economic and social aspects of colonial life in the thirteen colonies. 5.H.1.3 SWBAT analyze the impact of major conflicts, battles and wars on the development of our nation through Reconstruction. monopoly – a right granted by a government giving exclusive control over a specified commercial, or business, activity to a single party
Tea Act & Boston Tea Party 1773 Britain actually lowered cost of tea through this act to assist the struggling British East India Company made a monopoly over tea; only sold to colonists by British East India Company
Tea Act & Boston Tea Party 1773 colonists still unhappy forced to pay import tax to Britain so refused to unload tea from British ships or sell in colonies