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The colonial assemblies 

did not like the idea. 

They wanted to be 

asked for demands if 

they were

going to have the army 

because supporting all 

the army would have 

caused a lot of financial 

problem.

Act passed by the

British in order to 

increase the 

income from the 

colonies.

On March 

5th, 1770, a

colonist 

started thro-

wing stones,

sticks, etc to 

a group of 

British sold-

iers.

A few men were 

killed, resulting the 

problem   to grow.The 

Boston officials 

ordered the British 

troop out for

murdering the 

citizens.

The event had 

caused the 

beginning of the 

revolution. It 

had spread 

through the 

colonies and 

created a 

rebellious 

atmosphere.

Tea was 

allowed to 

be shipped 

in East 

India 

Company 

ships 

directly 

from India.

Teas were to be marked by 

special consignees: Boston,

 New York, Philadelphia,

  and Charleston 

Three pence 

per pound 

was to be 

collected on 

tea in 

America.

This angered the citizens 

because they disliked the 

idea  

                  for only selected 

            merchants to trade.        

On December 16, 1773, a group of men calling themselves the 

“sons of Liberty” went to the Boston harbor, dressed as Mohawk 

Indians, dumped 45 tons of tea into the Boston Harbor.

The governor stated that 

it was not a rebellion 

against the British, but 

the only choice the

colonists had .

Series of laws posted 

by British prime 

minster Lord North as 

a reply to the Boston 

Tea Party.

The act stated that 

Boston harbor was 

closed until the 

money worth of tea 

was recovered.

It also stated that 

all law officers had 

to work under the 

royal governor’s 

control, and 

banned the town 

meetings that the 

royal governor 

didn’t allow.

The British were on 

their way to 

capture two of the 

most effective 

leaders:

John Hancock and 

Samuel Adams.

 When they 

reached

Lexington, they 

were gone and the 

first gunshot came. 

On April 18th, 1775 , British 

general Thomas Gage sent 700 

soldiers to destroy guns and 

ammunition in the town of 

Concord.

While British soldiers were coming 

back to Boston, they were attacked 

by patriot minutemen, local farmers 

and townspeople. 

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