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The smugglers brought Dutch tea into the colonies. Since the 1730's there had been colonial smugglers providing goods that were not allowed into the colonies. Two of the biggest smugglers were Hancock and Hamilton . In fact, it was Hancock who funded the Son's of Liberty. Without him Samuel Adams would have had no group. The sole purpose of the group was to protect the interests of the smugglers. The Boston Tea Party was in protest of the British LOWERING the tea tax. This affected the smuggled cost of the Dutch tea and they threw the tea into the harbor to protect their economic interests. As far as taxes go the people in the colonies paid less tax than they did in Britain.
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Why was the sons of liberty established?
The Sons of Liberty was established when the British wanted to put a tax on tea. The colonists reacted to this by creating The Sons of Liberty which Sam Adams was the leader He and other colonists made a plan to dump all tea into the Boston harbor. The reason for the dumping of the tea in the harbor is because the British was putting a tax on tea and you can't have "taxation without representation". The British had no representatives to the reason why they were putting a tax on the tea. Although we know why.
Why did colonists expect parliament to repeal the intolerable acts and what did parliament do instead?
The colonists expected Great Britain to repeal the intolerable acts because the colonists said that they had no representatives in congress. Taxation without representation is unfair, they declared. The tea tax was the next tax put upon the colonists by the British....This, in turn, led to the Boston Tea Party.
3 How did the Boston Tea Party express the views of many colonists?
It showed that the colonists strongly protested the tea tax.
What were the taxes that were imposed on the colonists?
There was the tax stamp, tea tax, and the sugar act.
What was the colonists reaction to a tax on colonial tea?
They were furious and thought it was an unfair thing since they were being taxed without their conscious. Thats how it led to the Boston Tea Party.
Were tax on tea reasonable?
the british put tax on tea cause the colonists were being violent
Why did the colonists throw the tea overboard in the Boston tea partycolonists th?
Because the colonists objected to the monopoly on tea and the import duty. Because the colonists did not like Britain put a tax on tea.
Why was the sons of liberty established?
The Sons of Liberty was established when the British wanted to put a tax on tea. The colonists reacted to this by creating The Sons of Liberty which Sam Adams was the leader He and other colonists made a plan to dump all tea into the Boston harbor. The reason for the dumping of the tea in the harbor is because the British was putting a tax on tea and you can't have "taxation without representation". The British had no representatives to the reason why they were putting a tax on the tea. Although we know why.
What is the name of the destruction of a cargo of tea by colonists who were opposed to the tea tax?
The Boston tea party.
What destruction of a cargo of tea by colonists who were opposed to the tea tax is known as the?
The Boston Tea Party.
Why did colonists expect parliament to repeal the intolerable acts and what did parliament do instead?
The colonists expected Great Britain to repeal the intolerable acts because the colonists said that they had no representatives in congress. Taxation without representation is unfair, they declared. The tea tax was the next tax put upon the colonists by the British....This, in turn, led to the Boston Tea Party.
3 How did the Boston Tea Party express the views of many colonists?
It showed that the colonists strongly protested the tea tax.
What were the taxes that were imposed on the colonists?
There was the tax stamp, tea tax, and the sugar act.
Was a major grievance of the colonists against Great Britain?
Taxation without representation was the major grievance the colonists had against England (not yet called 'Great Britain'). The tax on tea was especially annoying. Colonists, having been British themselves, liked drinking their tea! The Boston Tea was a revolt against additional taxes imposed on tea. But leveling other taxes were endless, such as the Stamp Tax.
What was the colonists reaction to a tax on colonial tea?
They were furious and thought it was an unfair thing since they were being taxed without their conscious. Thats how it led to the Boston Tea Party.
Why did the colonist throw the tea overboard in the Boston Tea party?
Because the colonists objected to the monopoly on tea and the import duty. Because the colonists did not like Britain put a tax on tea.
What event did the Colonists take part in when they protested the British tax on tea?
The Boston Tea Party
