1. The Boston Massacre or The Incident on King Street
Colonists verbally abused and harassed a sentry who was then supported by eight other soldiers
A soldier opened fire without orders
colonists killed / wounded
Soldiers put on trial
Trial prevented British retaliation and kept moderates on Patriot side

2. (The Seditious) Committees of Correspondence
Samuel Adams-
formed the first local  created by colonies in order to maintain communication with one another
Massachusetts in 1772 (Sons of Liberty)
1773 Virginia proposed each colonial legislature appoint a standing committee for intercolonial correspondence
Within just a year, nearly all of the colonies had joined
(The organized boycott helped contribute to repeal of Townshend Acts
As well as Boston Massacre…)

3. Tea Parties at Boston and Elsewhere
1773 the was overstocked with 17 million pounds of unsold tea
If the company collapsed, the London government would
Therefore, the Br. government gave the company a full of the tea sale in America 
Fearing that it was trick to pay more on tea, the Americans rejected the tea. 
When the ships arrived in the Boston harbor, the governor of Massachusetts, , forced the citizens to allow the ships to unload their tea.
On , a band of Bostonians, disguised as Indians, boarded the ships and dumped the tea into the sea.  ( )

4. Tea Issues British East India’s financial problems
Dutch tea being smuggled
Authority of Parliament over colonies without seating colonial representatives in Parliament
Ships carrying tea to Phila. and NYC forced to return to England

7. Parliament Passes the "Intolerable Acts"
1774
Parliament punished the people of MA for their actions in the Boston Tea Party  Parliament passed laws, known as the or
Restricted colonists' rights:
INTOLERABLE ACTS
Boston Port Act
Massachusetts Government Act
Administration of Justice Act
Quartering Act
*Quebec Act