Dump the Tea

By: Hunter H.

I did this web page based on this Georgia Performance Standard.

SS4H4 The student will explain the causes, events, and results of the American Revolution.

a. trace the events that shaped the revolutionary movement in America including: the

French and Indian War, British Imperial Policy that led to the 1765 Stamp Act,

the slogan "no taxation without representation," and the activities of the Sons

of Liberty, and the Boston Tea Party.

b. explain the writing of the Declaration of Independence including who wrote it, how

it was written, why it was necessary, and how it was a response to tyranny and

the abuse of power

The French and Indian War

The French and Indian War lasted from 1754 to 1763.The battle was fought mostly in Canada. It was fought because the French moved onto the British's land. The British saw this as an attack and fought back.

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The British Imperial Policy and The Stamp Act

The British Imperial policy was what Britain was doing to the colonies and imposing on them. The Stamp Act was one of the things the King was imposing on them. This law was passed by the British Parliament during the ministry of George Grenville in 1765.It stated that the American colonies must pay a tax, or certain extra amount of money on all paper goods such as newspapers, pamphlets, legal documents, commercial bills, advertisements, and other paper issued products.

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Tea Time! Tea Time! Hey where is The Tea!!!!!!!!

People	Role	Effect	Facts
Samuel Adams	He organized the Sons of Liberty	He was the moving spirit of the Boston tea party!!	He used his writing ability to stir up anger with the British.
Parliament	Imposed many taxes on the colonies	The colonists refused to pay the taxes and put the Boston tea party into play.	Parliament is the highest rank in the government of Great Britain.
The Sons of Liberty	To dump the tea	The King imposed the Intolerable Acts as punishment	They dumped 342 chests of tea

The Boston Tea Party:

The Boston Tea Party started when Britain tried to collect taxes from the Americans for the tea that they weren't drinking. This lead to the Boston Tea Party and I wouldn't say it would be a pleasant one.

On December 16, 1773, in Boston Harbor, three ships sat in the water bobbing quietly. British sailors on the ship guarded something special~ 342 chests of tea!! A few blocks away more than 7,000 citizens were gathered at the Old South Meeting House, by the disturbance of the boats. It was the largest single meeting in a meeting house that Boston, Massachusetts ever saw. Patriots were dressed as Indians leading a mob down to Boston Harbor with guns and axes in their hands onto the bobbing ships to chop the chest where the tea laid and the tea was dumped into the harbor. This act was known as the Boston Tea Party.

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Thanks to the endless websites, books, and the other information providers. The web page would not be what it is with out them. And a special thanks to clip art and clips online for the great pictures. And thank you for visiting my site. I hope you enjoyed it and got the information you needed!

To finish the standard click here to see my friend Melissa W.'s webpage on the Declaration of Independence.