1767 – Townshend Acts
· placed duties (import taxes) on certain imported goods (glass & tea)
· Townshend hoped this would satisfy the colonists, duties over taxes
· money would be used for “the support of civil government”
· protests began – either way, taxed without their consent
· money used to pay salaries of British appointed governors, who did not need colonial legislatures
· more boycotts
Boston Massacre – 1770
· British have sent troops to quell the “spirit” in Boston, fearing rebellion is at hand
· Sons of Liberty opposed their presence
· Unruly crowd, throwing snow balls – troops let go a few volleys
· 5 died (Cripus Attucks is oddly mentioned over the others)
· soliders were arrested, John Adams defended them, believing they had a right to a fair trial
· found not guilty, 2 were guilty of lesser crimes, branded on the thumb and let go from the army
· Townshend Act cancelled
· Boycott slowed (except for tea)
· Period of quiet, hoping the worst had passed
Boston Tea Party – 1774
· Helping the British East India Company, Parliament passed the Tea Act
· BEIC could sell tea to colonists w/o paying normal taxes
· Act made BEIC tea less expensive than smuggled tea, driving American Tea merchants out of biz
· Colonist pressured sales agents to resign · Several cities refused to allow the ships to dock
· Boston colonists dressed as Indians boarded the ships in harbor
· They threw the tea over-board as others watched So there!
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