1. Critical Thinking Question
If America was to revolt against its government today, what would be America’s “breaking point?” What pivotal event would cause Americans to say, “I have had enough, I give up on my own government and I want a new one.”

2. Colonial Resistance Grows
Pamphlet Project 2

3. Townshend Acts are Passed
Colonists protest and refuse to abide by the Stamp act and the Quartering Act
Britain passed the Townshend Act
Suspended New York’s assembly
Import Taxes: glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea

4. Reasons for Protest Suspension of elected Assembly
British officers searching colonists homes
Read on page 148

5. Tools of Protest Sons of Liberty and Daughters of Liberty
Boycotted British goods – made their own cloths and goods
Riot broke out in Boston
Samuel Adams Declared, “We will destroy every soldier that dares put his foot on shore I look upon them as foreign enemies.”

6. The Boston Massacre British soldiers were poorly paid
British soldiers living in Boston would work for Boston factories for lower wages than the colonists
The colonists, many kids, were throwing rocks at the soldiers and calling the soldiers names
A few of the soldiers opened fire and killed 4 colonists

7. The Boston Massacre
Redcoats (British soldiers) were arrested for murder
John Adams, (Samuel Adam’s cousin) defended them, and argued it was self defense – the jury agreed

8. The Tea Act
After the boycotts Parliament repealed the Townshend Acts – repealed all taxes except the tea tax
3 Years later they passed the Tea Act
Only the British East India Company was allowed to sell tea – gave them a monopoly
Colonist who were drinking smuggled tea, could no longer do so

9. Critical Thinking Journals
Draw pictures for the following words
Boycott
Treason
Boston Massacre

10. The Boston Tea Party Protests . . .
South Carolina – colonists unloaded the tea on the docks and let it rot
New York – blockaded tea ships from coming in
Boston . . .
Men dressed up as Native Americans and threw the tea overboard in protest – destruction of property – Britain wanted them brought to justice . . .