Please answer one of the following questions. Please remember the rubric when answering. Organization with topic sentence, thoroughly answer the question, grammar and on time. You have until next Saturday, December 4th at Midnight.
1- What was the British argument for restricting the westward movement? Consider the frontier line in relation to the Proclamation Line and then assess the strengths and weaknesses of the British position.
2- From the outset, Massachusetts was a leader of the anti-British protest studied in this chapter. Why?
3- How did Americans justify their revolution? Discuss the sources and development of the philosophy of revolt.
It has been said that Massachusetts was a leader in the anti-British protests. Well I agree with this statement; mainly because that was where the Sons of Liberty were, the Boston Tea Party, the battle of Lexington and Concord, and the Boston Massacre. So it was kind of hard for Massachusetts not to be a leader considering all of the events that took place there, plus the fact that tension had been very tight as a British colony. Massachusetts was such a significant colony during the protests and wars, that it earned the nickname “Cradle of Liberty”. I am very thankful for the Son’s of Liberty, because they are what really pushed the separation of the New England colonies from Great Britain. John Adams became known as, “Atlas of Independence” because of his dedication for the struggle of Independence, as well as the formation of the United States. So, America might not even be America if it hadn’t been for all of the weight Massachusetts had to carry to free this country. After all, freedom isn’t free.
ReplyDeleteBy: Megan Boudreaux
Period 2
12/1/10
3- Colonists in the New World obviously wanted their own country, and to break off from England. To do this, they weren’t going to let England boss them around. For example, when the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1763, the King George wanted to tax the thirteen colonies to earn money back that was lost. At first he taxed sugar. The colonists boycotted it, or just refused to buy it. Then the King taxed things that the colonists couldn’t live without, like tea and newspapers. A group of colonists did what was called the Boston Tea Party. They dressed up as Indians and dumped tea into Boston Harbor. They did this because they wanted to revolt against England, and wanted freedom. In response, the British made Intolerable Acts, to punish colonists. They made them apologize for what they did, pay for the costs, and most important, they closed Boston Harbor. But this didn’t stop the revolt against England. They continued fighting, with help from the Founding Fathers and the MinuteMen, to break off from the almighty England. Matt Anderson
ReplyDeleteSince their establishment, the British colonies of North America had felt a sense of loyalty to the Crown and had been granted a great amount of autonomy until about the 1750's. But several factors ontributed to the rapid deterioration of the ties binding the colonies to Great Britain such as the passing of new legislations and the philosophies of the colonists. Were it not for these things, independence from Britain may not have been sought by the colonies.
ReplyDeleteSeveral new laws that were passed by the government made all the colonists suffer together and choose to fight against their British leaders. But rebellion was not widely considered during the 1750's when the first of such new legislations were passed. At the time, Britain was fighting France in the French and Indian War (1754-1763). The government considered it a duty of the colonists to contribute to the war, which was being fought partially so that they could settle in French-held lands, so the colonists were forced to serve in the armed forces, house British soldiers, and give up property at times. This angered many colonists and strained the relationship between themn and Britain. After the war was ended in 1763 with a British victory, the colonists were allowed to settle in lands west of the Appalchian Mountains that were formerly French possessions. But attacks from Native Americans caused King George III to issue the Proclamation of 1763, forbidding European settlement in the region. Many settlers, eager to exsploit the resources of the land, were greatly bothered by the proclamation. The French and Indian and War also left Britain with a vast war debt that it tried to pay off by taxing its American colonies. In 1764, the Sugar Act was passed, chaging the taxes on sugar and molasses, staples of the colonists' diets. The Curency Act was also passed that year, putting an end to the circulagtion of coloinial paper money. In 1760, the Stamp Act and the Quartering, or Mutiny Act were passed, which required colonists to pay a tax on paper items and house British soldiers, respectively. Later on, the Townshend Duties were passed in 1767, which repuired colonists to pay taxes on paper, tea, lead, and paint. Six years later, the Tea Act gave the British East India the right to sell tea to the colonists while being exempt from the taxes on tea, endangering the businesses of colonial merchants. These new laws all caused many colonists to feel that the British government was abusing its right to rule.
The ideaologies of the colonists also motivated them to rebel against Britain. "No taxation without representation" was a slogan that embodied some of their beliefs. It was also believed that the king had too much unchecked power. The colonies were used to having a great deal of authority over their own affairs, so when King George and Parliament took away some of the colonies' rights and sent soldiers to the colonies, it was seen as a threat to the liberties of the colonists.
All these things helped weaken the bonds between the colonies and Great Britain. They aided in forming the America that we know today, a country shaped by those who sought independence from Britain.
- Matt K.
The Proclamation line was passed in 1763 when th colonists decided to move out westward over the Appalaichan Mountains. When they got over the mountains, they got attacked by Indians. The colonists asked the king for help in their struggle against the Indians. The king decided to pass the Proclamation of 1763. It was a boundary line that banned area west beyond the Appalaichan Mountains for the colonists. The one good part about the colonists loation in the thirteen colonies is because they are close to the ocean.
ReplyDeleteThe Colonists wanted to move over into to Ohio Valley because they felt squished. The Indians attacked them because they wanted to keep their land. The King then said enough and drew a line down the Appalachain Mountains. And told the Colonists that the Western said is offlimits. His reason for this is he didn't want another big war between them and the Indians.
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There were many reasons that led up to Massachusetts being the leader of the anti-British protest. One of the reasons is because of the Boston Massacre. On March 5, 1770, a group of dockworkers or “liberty boys” and other people started throwing rocks and snowballs at the custom houses. Captain Thomas Preston of the British regiment got several of his men to line up in front of the house to protect it. People were getting knocked down, and the soldiers started to fire in the crowd, killing five people. People in the colonies were angry because of the five deaths. Many started to rebel. Because of the rebellion the Boston Tea Party happened. December 16, 1773, three companies containing fifty men each, disguised themselves as Mohawk Indians. They went on three ships and opened up the chests of tea, dumping them into the harbor. When the news got out, other colonies began to perform this same act. Other colonies looked up to Massachusetts as a leader, because they weren’t afraid to rebel. The other colonies needed this kind of courageous leadership, and that is what Massachusetts had.
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2nd period
Most of us are taught that during the American Revolution the colonist were the good guys. But the British did have their reasons for taxing and controlling them. What are some of the reasons the colonists fought back? Unfit governors and unfair taxes are two of those reasons.
ReplyDeleteFirst, the leaders and governors that were sent to America and the colonies to rule and watch the colonists were unfit. Most only got into power through bribery and some even sent representatives to America and stayed in England. The colonists took advantage of this and decided to make their own government, a parliament even. They helped make new laws and organize taxes. The colonists did not want to be ruled by Englishmen that did not know what to do or how to run a colony, they wanted to be able to decide things like laws and taxes for themselves.
Second, the French and Indian War cost England a huge amount of money and they were very much in debt. To get the money to pay off the war, they placed many taxes and laws on the colonists without representation. Three of these were the Sugar Act of 1764, the Stamp Act of 1765, and the Townshend Act of 1767. Soon they were collecting ten times more money from the colonists. The colonists found this very unfair and decided to fight back. In many colonies, tax collectors were harassed and were even tar and feathered. The colonists believed that they should be able to control their own taxes and not be taxed just so England could get more money.
In conclusion, two reasons the colonists justified the American Revolution are one, the officials sent to govern them were unfit and did not deserve to be in their assigned position. And two, England placed too many taxes on the colonists that were unfair and without representation. So who really were the good guys?
<3/ Justine Rupprecht
1. The main reason for being unable to settle west of the Appalachian MT is because of the Indians. So they believed if they didn't settle in that part of land, it would keep peace with the Indians.
ReplyDelete2. The British/ England were creating new taxes and laws such as the intolerable acts, navigation acts, etc. Massachusetts,started more and more propaganda about the British and English and began to boycott many British goods.
3. our reason was a war for Independence.There are many reasons why we split from England. One being taxation without representation. Stamp act, intolerable acts, etc..
There were a lot of reasons that lead up to the American revolution. Most of it started in Boston. One reason was that the "Son of Liberty" wee in Boston. Another reason was that a lot of the other colonies didn't care about the taxes that the king was making. a really big reason also was the king made the proclamation of 1763. That really made the towns people mad, because the towns people just went to war to get that land and the king told them they can't go over there. Then he starts to raise taxes on the people. Those are some of the ways the American revolution started.
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2nd period
Nobody wants to be told where to live. Especially the colonists after they had just won a major war concerning that matter. So after the British had defeated the French the colonists started to move west of the Appalachian Mountains. The Indians were very unhappy that the colonists were constantly kicking them out of their land. As a result the Indians struck back especially the Pontiacs. The colonists asked for some army men to come over and protect them. Fearing that the fighting might threaten the western trade, the British government declared that the colonists could not go west of the Appalachian Mountains. The British authorities drew up a new line to where the colonists could live. It was called the Proclamation line and it ended right at the Appalachian Mountains. In comparison to the old Frontier line they gained very little land and they lost some in a few places which made the colonists very angry after their tragic victory in the French and Indian War. Many of the Indians were hoping to put an end to the colonists’ westward movement and were ecstatic when the new line came out. In a few years time the relations between the colonists and Indians improved a great deal. This support was probably the British’s biggest strength concerning the new line. However some of the colonists continued to move west and the British authorities failed to do anything about it. If they had been serious about their new law they most likely would not have had as many problems as they will face in some future dates.
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Massachusetts was the first to proclaim that they didn’t agree, with King George III’s rules and regulations. Massachusetts along with other colonies agreed that they would try and change the king’s rules. The Sugar and Stamp act, provided a way to argue with England and that’s exactly what happened. Massachusetts stepped in and decided to boycott everything from England. The other colonies agreed with Massachusetts and were pleased with what happened in the end. Massachusetts was the birth place of the “sons of liberty” The leader of the group was Samuel Adams. He didn’t agree with what the King had to say at all. He was very unpleased with all the taxes and rules that applied to the colonists. Over the years tensions were building up in the colonies and England. They didn’t like each other, because Massachusetts had strong opinions allot of the major event took place there. The Boston Massacre was an event in Massachusetts, and so was the Boston Tea party, both of those events were big for the colonist. That’s why the leaders of the anti-British protests came from Massachusetts.
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When the British, and English colonies had defeated the French, they begun to move over the mountains. The Indian tribes lived in the mountains. The mountains were in the upper Ohio Valley. At first the English Colonies were trying to go into the Indian tribe land, then the King of England, made the Proclamation Line that went through the mountains, and stated that no one could pass this line. That didn’t last long, because white settlers continued trying to cross the boundary to claim land in the Ohio Valley because the Indians struck oil, became rich, and the land was good for planting. The British authorities kept failing to keep the white settlers from crossing boundaries and going farther and farther in the Ohio Valley.
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Massachusetts was the leader because of the Boston Harbor and other. The Boston Harbor was where most ships came into trade. Also that's where the biggest of the rebellions were occuring. A group called the Sons of Liberty terrorized tax collectors and burned stamps. These Sons of Liberty atacked the pro-British aristocat,Thomas Hutchinson. Hutchinson opposed the Stamp Act because he felt obliged to support it. Mobs grew around but the biggest was in Boston, Massechusetts.
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Massachusetts was the leader of anti-British because they were really mad about paying taxes on the Tea, and that they didn’t have a say in the government. So they dressed up like Indiana’s and dumped tea in the Boston Harbor, which was called The Boston Tea Party. After that King Henry the third was very angry with them and closed Boston Harbor. Massachusetts was upset about that. Then Battle on Bunker Hill made the thirteen colonies and the British bonds break, which starts the Revolutionary War. Another reason Massachusetts was the leader of anti-British was because they were the only colony that really cared about paying the taxes. The other colonies were fine with paying the taxes as long as they stay with Britain.
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Massachusetts was the center on the anti-British protest because of the different events that were also going on at that time. The Boston Tea Party was one of the Events that was taking place. The Boston Tea party was an event were the British dumped tea into the Boston Harbor. The stamp act was going on which put taxes on stuff like newspaper but everyone stopped buying it. Because of the newspapers not selling they imposed a law called the Townshend act. This act didn't work either so they started the tea act. This act put taxes on tea. The British didn't like this because it was essential that they had it three times a day. Massachusetts was also the place were the sons of liberty lived. As you can see There were a lot of important events that happened in Massachusetts which is why it would have been point less to not have one more!
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The British restricted the westward movement because they just ended the French and Indian War thus the 13 colonies and Britain were in debt. The British set the Proclamation Line so the colonists would not go into the Indian’s territory. After the Proclamation Line was set, the relationship between the Indian tribes and British improved. The relationship did not last long though. White settlers continued to cross the line and claimed the land. The British authorities passed treaties, but they failed to control the colonists. The British authorities could not stop the settlers from moving further west.
ReplyDeleteKathy H.
Period 2
The Massachusetts colony had taken a few steps before they broke the bonds between them and the king, and became the leader of the anti-British protest. The Stamp Act was past in 1765. This act taxed printed documents like, newspapers, pamphlets, wills, almanacs, deeds, and licenses. So the Stamp Act affected everyone. Then the British decided that they should make the headquarters of the customs commissionaires in Boston. The commissionaires were there to enforce the taxes. Colonists in Boston started to harass the custom commissionaires, so the British government put soldiers in Boston to protect the commissioners. On March 5, 1770 colonist started throwing snowballs at the British soldiers. A soldier then was knocked down. Some of the soldiers reacted by shooting into a crowd of colonists, killing five. Word quickly spread about the incident. The story was transformed to from an incident to the Boston Massacre. The soldiers went to court and were found guilty for man slaughter. Although the pamphlets and newspapers of the colonies made it seem that the soldiers should be guilty for murder. The bands were then broken between Massachusetts and the King. Massachusetts was now head of the anti-British protest.
ReplyDeleteJulie D.
Period 2
Massachusetts was a leader during the time of revolt for many different reasons. One of the reasons is that most of the things Great Britain was doing to the colonists hit Massachusetts pretty hard.
ReplyDeleteLater, when the King and Parliament taxed their tea, the Boston Tea Party took place. Although it was a big thing for Boston, many other cities took part in dumping tea into different harbors as well.
After the Boston Tea Party occurred, Boston received their punishment. The Boston Harbor was to be shut down. What we have to realize, is that Boston Harbor, was the Bostonians main way of income. How were they supposed to make a living now that all of their jobs were gone? I think this has got to be what really started to put things into action, because after this a few battles went on, then the First continental congress met.
-Kaylie King; Pd. 2
The Proclamation of 1763 restricted all colonists to move west of the Appalachian Mountains. This made colonists mad because of the French and Indian War. They had fought the war for more than seven years.
ReplyDeleteThe colonists went into the parts of west of the Appalachian Mountains. The Native people started attacking them. They came back into the colonies and sent a message to the king saying, “We want army units to back us up with the natives.” Now the war made Great Brittan very poor because it was a world war. The king made a stupid decision and gave the land to the natives. This made the colonists angry starting the first signs of rebelling against Great Brittan.
Now if the French or Spanish found out about this, and had not been greatly damaged by the war I think they would have attacked. Seeing the position of the colonies, the French or Spanish could have easily taken the land without any grief from Great Brittan.
Josh McBride
2nd period
Question 3.
ReplyDeleteAmericans took their time in justifying their selves in the revolution. At first it seemed as they were unsure of what they were doing. From the reading I could infer that they were very cautious with their choices and decisions. The various laws that were passed really nagged the colonists. The Stamp act, Townshend acts and Boston Massacre brought many leaders of the revolution to a point where they never wanted to return to British rule again. They clearly believed the new statement “No taxation without representation.” Meaning the colonists refused to be told to pay taxes unless they had some say in it.
The Olive branch petition that the Continental Congress signed in July of 1775 is a great example. Members of the congress signed saying that the battles and scrimmages that occurred should be put in the past, and the colonies and Britain should return to the peace they held before. At the same time, they also called out orders for a continental army to be established; just in case. When the king rejected the document, the colonist’s spark of rebellion turned to a flame.
Young Thomas Jefferson was assigned to be the author of the Declaration of Independence. A legendary document that would state the colonies breaking all ties from their friends overseas. When the Continental Congress met on July 4th, 1776, they signed the parchment in total agreement. John Hancock is known for his large signature, allowing the king to read his name perfectly, he certainly had no regrets.
The years that stood before and in between these events were very important as well. Without their involvement the Revolution might have never happened or with better luck, postponed. From Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense, loyalists and undecided colonists turned to the side of patriots from just one man’s point of view. These people and many other, would soon help lead, and create their new blossoming country
Kara Vail
2- Massachusetts was the home of many anti-British colonists, such as Samuel Adams. He was a leading figure in the acts of rebellion; he started many acts that helped in the cause, one which was creating a “committee of correspondence” in Boston to promote the outrages of the Boston Massacre. The Boston Tea Party also took place in Massachusetts, and was another act that Samuel Adams took part in. Local patriots in Boston, disguised as Mohawk Indians, went aboard three ships full of tea and dumped it all into the harbor. The news of the “Tea Party” spread to other colonies, and soon they also began doing similar acts. Massachusetts was a kind of starting point of rebellion, once colonists there started, others followed. Another reason why Massachusetts was a leader in the revelution, was because people there had many oppurtunity to plan things without getting caught. Colonists all throughout New England met in taverns to socialize and discuss acts of resistance. Massachussets had the most excessive tavern culture, which helped enthusiasm of revelution grow more than anywhere else.
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3rd Period
Massachusetts was the leader of the anti-british basically because of the Boston Tea Party. They hated the fact that the king was putting a tax on their tea. They had tea everyday, for almost every meal, so having a tax on it made them very angry. This then lead to the Boston Tea Party, where Boston and several other cities dumped over 200 crates of tea into the harbor. Becuase of this rebelian they harbor was shut down. Now today that wouldn't seem like much, but back then their main and pretty much only transportation was by boat. Many people lost their jobs because of this. I think this helped though, and I know that it was a good idea and lead to several other actions that helped get things moving with our nation.
ReplyDeleteI also think that the Boston Massacre helped. The Boston Massacre was an angry mob that gathered in front of the Old State House to protest about the Townshend Acts. Soon things got out of control and people say around five people were killed.
~Abby Madsen~
Everything that Great Britain was doing to the colonists hurt Massachusetts pretty badly. When the Boston Tea Party came around, Boston Harbor was closed. Even though though other colonies participated in the Boston Tea Party, Englands wrath was mostly pointed at Massachusetts. That is how Massachusetts pretty much survived. Their colony almost closed down because of lack of supplies. Somehow they survived that big problem.
ReplyDeleteWhen Massachusetts started to lead everything against England, England got a bit mad. Everything that was bad was pretty much done by Massachusetts. They got quite mad and that is why it was a big problem for Massachusetts.
Ashly Hanson
Pd: 2
AS soon as the British won the war they wanted to start moving westward. As soon as they got over the Appalacian Mountains into the Ohio River Vallet they ran into the Indians. That is when the king passed the proclamation of 1763. This told the colonists that they could not have land west of the Appalacian Mountains. the king did this so the colonists didn't have another war with the indians.
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Austin Koos
Americans justified their revolution through several sources. They developed a philosophy of revolt by drawing from their experiences with colonial charters, which were permanently put on paper. The colonists watched as the English political system made sure no one person or group could do anything without permission from a monarchy. The Puritan Separatists' believed that they could not live under the rules of the Church of England. Even more important, were the Scots and the Whigs, who were known as "radicals" because they thought the English were unjustly, cruel, and oppressive. The main reason the Americans justified their revolution, however, was because they did not believe in one ultimate power. As you can see, they thought that every community should be represented.
ReplyDeleteI think that Massachusetts was one of the leaders of the anti-british protest for many reasons. A lot of the major protests and battles took place in Massachusetts. The Sons of Liberty dumped tea into Boston harbor and created the famous Boston Tea Party. They dressed as Mohawk Indians and boarded three ships. On board they broke open and dumped the tea into the harbor. After dumping the tea, Boston had to pay the consequences for their actions. They were required to apologize to the King, and their harbor was closed. This became a huge financial burden on the people of Massachusetts. On March 5, 1770, the Boston Massacre began. A group of liberty boys began throwing rocks and snow at the British sentries. A fight broke out and the Red-coats shot and killed five people; this infuriated the colonists. Lexington and Concord was a battle that also took place in Massachusetts. It started when General Gage, who was commanding the British garrison, a very small army, received orders to capture rebel leaders Sam Adams and John Hancock. They were believed to be in Lexington, and the British to tried to sneak in and attack. The colonists were one step ahead of the British and had been watching them and were ready to fight. William Dawes and Paul Revere rode to warn people that the British were coming. The battle broke out when someone fired a gunshot, although no one knows for certain who fired first. This is said to be the beginning of the Revolutionary war.
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There are many reasons that the colonists wanted to separate from England. England was wanting to take control of the colonists. England was recently involved in war and were in need of money. So they decided to tax the colonists. They put tax on everything, tea, paper, newspapers, sugar, molasses, playing cards, legal documents, etc. The King desperately needed this money to pay for the depts he had from war. But the colonists had had enough. They were sick of being taxed and wanted to separate and be their own country, free of taxes and kings. The Sons of Liberty helped to rise the idea of freedom and did many things to help. They did the Boston Tea Party in 1763. They dumped 236 chests of tea into Boston Harbor. There are many more events that happened leading up to the colonists and the Declaration of Independance. Thanks to all of these events and more, we live in our free country today.
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The British wanted to expand and get more land inland (to the West). They wanted to go over the Appalachian mountains, but there were indians already there. the indians were sick of moving West away from the sea so they kept their ground. The colonists didn't like that that much so they went to the king to tell him to send an army out to help them push the indians more West. The King didn't like that idea so he made the Proclamation act. He made this act in 1763. The act said that the colonists couldn't move West of the Appalachian Mountains. One of the good things though of the British's position was that they were next to the sea so they could go fishing and trade with other countries.
ReplyDeleteMorgan DeGooyer 2nd period
Massachusetts was the most protestant was because of Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty. A huge reason to there protesting happened on March 5, 1770 when the Boston Massacre. Dockworkers started throwing snowballs and rocks at the British Officers. The officers shot into the crowd that killed some colonists. John Adams (the cousin of Sam Adams) was able to convince the judge and jury that the men acted in self-defense. They were found not guilty and the colonists were able to calm down for a short period. The Sons of Liberty soon began to rebel. One of the acts of protesting was dressing up as Indians and throwing tea into Boston Harbor. This was known as the Boston Tea Party. Many other cities followed their act.
ReplyDeleteTensions were building in the 1700's. British had their reasons for taxing the colonies. However, many of the colonists thought it was unjust. Massachusetts played a big part in being anti-British. One of the reasons for being anti-British was because; this was where the Sons of Liberty resided, including Samuel Adams. Because of these men, the Tea Party came to pass as well as having the Boston Harbor closed.
ReplyDeleteMassachusetts was right in the middle of all the protest against Great Britain? Why? Well, one of the reasons is when the Boston Massacre took place. It started tons of protest and anger against the British. That already seemed bad before the Boston Tea Party took place. After Great Britain passed the Tea Act, the colonists got mad. In 1773 a group of colonists gathered disguised as indians. They snuck into Boston Harbor and dumped tea. The colonist might have had there triumph for a little while, but shortly after the so called "Intolerable" Acts were passed. The biggest act that struck all of the colonies pretty hard is the act that shut down Boston Harbor completely. You're probably thinking that's not all that bad, but that was their main way of transporting goods from around the world.
ReplyDeleteBrayden Carlson
Massachusetts was a leader in starting the American Revolution. The colonies were being taxed, so that Britian could pay off the depts that they owed for the French and Indian War. The King and Parliament put a tax on tea. The colonists did not like the Tea Act so to rebel they boycotted the British Tea companies and had the Boston Tea Party, where hundreds of chests of british tea were dumped into the waters of Boston Harbor. As a result the King closed Boston Harbor. This infuriated the colonists in Massachusetts. Massachusetts and a few other New England Colonies had a problem with the taxation, but all of the other colonies would rather stay with England and pay the taxes than start a war. Massachusetts played a huge role in firing up the American Revolution.
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