SPARK OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION THE BOSTON TEA PARTY

THE SPARK

THE BRITISH EAST INDIAN COMPANY HAD FULL CONTROL ON ALL THE TEA TRADED BETWEEN INDIA AND BRITISH COLONIES. IN EFFECT OF CONTROL, COLONIES REFUSED TO PURCHASE BRITISH TEA

THE SPARK CONTINUES… THIS THREATEN THE BRITISH EAST INDIA COMPANY GOING OUT OF BUSINESS WAREHOUSE FULL OF UNSOLD TEA GOVERNMENT WAS DETERMINED TO PREVENT THE BRITISH EAST INDIA COMPANY FROM GOING OUT OF BUSINESS. FORCE THE COLONISTS TO PURCHASE TEA

TEA ACT 1773 IN MAY 1773, BRITISH PARLIAMENT PASSED THE TEA ACT ALLOWING THE EAST INDIA COMPANY TO SELL TEA DIRECTLY TO COLONIST PASSING WHOLESALE MERCHANTS CREATING COMPETEION

TEA ACT CONTINUES… TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION DEMANDED THE GOVERNMENT TO REMOVE THE TAX COLONIST TAKE ACTIONS INTO THEIR OWN HANDS DUMPED 342 CHEST OF TEA INTO THE BOSTON HARBOR

BOSTON COLONIST VS. BRITISH GOVT. IN ATTEMPT TO BRING REGAIN CONTROL AND FORCE THE COLONIST INTO SUBMISSION THE ENGLISH PARLIAMENT IMPLEMENTED A SERIES OF LAWS THE INTOLERABLE ACT

HOW DOES THIS RELATE TO MODERN DAY TYRANNICAL STYLE LEADERS OVER US THE ENGLISH GOVERNMENT

SITUATIONS… BILTMORE FERGUSON