PROTESTS BECOME RESISTANCE

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 king…they blame Parliament Was it a lull in the buildup OR the calm before the storm? THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM

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 MASSACRE

The British believed the colonies planned the Boston Massacre because things had quieted down Radicals use this event as a battle cry Parliament takes away all taxes but the one on tea THIS IS NO LONGER NONVIOLENT

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 informed They are starting to feel more united… CORRESPONDENCE COMMITTEES

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 tea They 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 TEA

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 harbor THE BOSTON TEA PARTY

Parliament closes the Boston Harbor until tea is paid for Royal governors are appointed to be in charge of Boston More troops quartered in Boston homes Anyone tried for crimes had to be tried in England THE INTOLERABLE ACTS

Takes place in 1774 in Philadelphia 55 men from 12 colonies (no Georgia) meet to discuss their complaints There is a liberal, a moderate, and a conservative group even after everything England has put them through THE FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS

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 notice A colonial militia made up of average citizens and all volunteers was formed Britain has one year to shape up or exports to Britain will stop MINUTEMEN