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The Boston Tea Party: Catalyst of the American Revolution**

In 1773, the British East India Tea Company was granted exclusive trading rights in American colonies, angering colonists who were upset not by the price of tea but by the principle of taxation without representation. On December 16, 1773, the Sons of Liberty protested by dumping 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor. This act of defiance led to the passage of the Intolerable Acts by Parliament, including the Boston Port Act. These events prompted the first Continental Congress, where delegates united to boycott British goods, igniting the path to revolution and independence.**

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The Boston Tea Party: Catalyst of the American Revolution**

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  2. 1773 –the Br. East India Tea Co. given exclusive trading rights to colonies; cheaper than smuggled tea • colonists upset at principle—not price • BEITC ships sent back in all cities except Boston • Dec. 16, 1773 – Sons of Lib. dumped 342 chests of BEITC tea into Boston Harbor – reactions varied

  3. An irate Parliament passed a series of Intolerable Acts including • Boston Port Act – closed Boston harbor until tea paid for • Br. troops would be tried in England • Quebec Act – French subjects in Quebec given land South to Ohio River

  4. This summoned the 1st Continental Congress to meet in Phila. in 1774 • 55 delegates from 12 colonies met to discuss grievances; not a ‘congress’ • Created The Association – complete boycott on Br. goods • April 1775 -- shots fired at Lexington, Mass. “shot heard around the world”

  5. British strengths – wealth (Hessians), navy, freedom to blacks, large standing army • Br. Weaknesses – no hate, Whig opposition, 2nd rate generals, distance, no urban center • Colonial Strengths – great generals, defensive fighting, just cause, foreign help, self-sustaining • Col. Weaknesses – low weapons, poorly trained troops, little food, merchant profiteers, poor equipment

  6. Marquis de Lafayette – Fr. general fought Br. • To pay for war, the Cont. Congress printed money – led to massive inflation • Baron von Steubon – drilled colonial troops • Blacks fought on both sides (Br. promised freedom) • American profiteers sold supplies to Br. • Only small # of colonists devoted to independence cause

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