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What specific act were colonists protesting during the Boston tea party?
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What law were the colonists protesting wen soldiers fires on the mob during the Boston massacre?
stamp act
During what event did Boston troops fire on angry colonists?
The Boston Massacre
Who ordered the colonists to allow the ships into Boston during the Boston Tea party?
English Parliament.
Were the colonists disguised as Indians during the Boston tea party?
no because they quit
Did the British leave Boston after the Boston Massacre?
No. The Boston Massacre occurred on 5 March 1770. The British did not leave Boston until 17 March 1776, following the Battles of Lexington and Concord and the Battle of Bunker Hill, among other actions, and an 11-month siege of the city by the Continental Army and local militias.
Which ship was not taken over by the colonists during Boston tea party?
William
Why were the colonists protesting against the British?
In general British coats were thick and heavy, to keep them warm as it can be quite chilly in England. However, in the colonies, the summers could get quite hot and the colonists did not like being forced to wear something that made them sweat profusely during the day, so they decided to reject the British coats in favor of their own, lighter, variety.
Where was Capt Preston standing during the Boston Massacre?
in between the angry crowd of colonists and his soldiers.
Were twenty colonists killed during the Boston massacre true or false?
false only 5 were
Who coined the phrase no taxation without representation?
James Otis Jr. (1725-1783) During a Boston town meeting in 1765 protesting the Sugar Act (1764), Otis stated that "taxation without representation is tyranny."
What was the reaction to the Boston port act?
The Boston Port Act was an effort on the part of the British to collect money from the colonists to pay for the tea that had been destroyed during the Boston Tea Party. The colonists felt it was unfair to make everyone pay for something that most of them didn't participate in.
What series of event linked the Boston massacre and the Boston tea party?
The British taxes on goods created hard feelings between the British and colonists. British soldiers panicked during a protest and caused the Boston Massacre. The British repealed all taxes except the one on tea in an effort to prove to the colonists that they had the power to tax the colonies. The colonists protested and caused the Boston Tea Party.
