1773 The Tea Act. This law was passed after the Townshend Act was repealed. It started when the British heard about the colonies corresponding with one another. The Parliament decided to open a new law, the Tea Act. The Tea Act gave all the American trade to the East India Company. This angered the colonist because it put shippers and merchants out of business. Even thought now, the tea would be cheaper, they still taxes the colonists. The colonists soon retaliated by one night some colonists organized themselves. They went aboard the ships in Boston dressed like Indians and destroyed all the chests of tea on the ship. This helped lead to the revolutionary war because now the colonists were fighting back. Also, the colonists were more angered when after the Boston Tea party the British still didn't repeal the Tea Act.
1774 The Intolerable Acts. The King
1772 Committee of Correspondence was formed. Even though the British weren't being harsh on the colonists Samuel Adams reminded the colonists of the cause of Liberty. So, they organized a committee of correspondence to keep communications among leaders in Massachusetts towns. This lead to the Revolutionary war because the war came right after the committee of correspondence.
1774 First continental congress. When the intolerable acts were passed. Samuel Adams called upon all the colonies to have a meeting in Philadelphia. Delegates from each colony accept Georgia, came to the meeting. They all agreed to ban trade with Britain until the intolerable acts were repealed. Eventhough they broke British law by having the meeting they still agreed to come back in 7 months if conditions were not better. This led to the Revolutionary war because the parliament refu
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