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Did the sons of liberty use violence at times to protest briish taxes?
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∙ 7y ago
The Sons of Liberty were smugglers in the colonies and yes they did use violence when they threw the tea into Boston harbor. The issue was an economic one for them. The British had lowered the tax on tea which made the smuggled Dutch tea higher in cost.
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∙ 12y agono they were a group that led protests against the new stamp act.
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What were the goals of the Boston Tea Party?
The goal was to protest against the tea act, in their efforts the colonists hoped that Brtitian would repeal it, but it only made the king more and more angry, and it led to more un-fair taxing
What was it called when colonist dumped tea into the Boston harbor to protest the Tea Act?
They destroyed the tea by dumping it in Boston Harbor.
How could the Boston Tea Party been avoided?
The Boston Tea Party was a result of the king of England raising taxes in the colonies. These taxes were to pay for England's debt; and they were in debt as a result of the French and Indian War. The colonists were unhappy with these taxes and planned a revolt, which involved taking the one of the taxed items, tea, and throwing it into the Boston Harbor.The Boston Tea Party led to the Intolerable Acts, which ultimately caused the war between the colonies and England.Boston really did have a tea party by a Liberty tree. Many people don't know that a Liberty tree is just an Elm Tree. It was no special tree.
What was part of the agenda of southern Democrats?
Cutting taxes for landowners
Who did the men want to use to dump the tea overboard?
well the Indians because the Indians didnt want to pay the taxes so they dumped the tea and it made them furious i gyuss
Which did NOT an effect of colonists protests of British taxes?
colonists boycotted briish goods
Colonists formed the organization to protest unfair taxes called what?
Sons of liberty. They were a secret group basically to protest against anything unfair Great Britain did.
What the was a secret society whose members used violence intimidation in response to the stamp act?
The Sons of Liberty.
How did the daughters of liberty help protest the unfair taxes?
By making homespun cloth using yarn and wool.
The Sons of liberty protested british taxes?
Yes they did. The sons of liberty would tar and feather tax collectors. Tar and feather is when they pour hot tar on you and then put feathers on you after.
Why do you have to protest british taxes?
There is no requirement to protest British taxes currently, and many British citizens do not do this.
How did Samuel Adams relate to the protest over taxes?
He worked behind the scenes to organize protests.
How did Thoreau protest the Mexican War?
He practiced civil disobedience by not paying taxes to protest the war.
What were the American colonists protest?
taxes
What was not an effect of colonist protest of british taxes?
Patrick Henry spoke to the House of Burgesses.The Sons of Liberty was formed.Colonists boycotted British goods.The Stamp Act was passed.Take your pick ;)
Why did the colonists protest new British taxes and in what ways did they protest?
1 The colonists were angry over the new taxes. They formed groups of people to protest the new taxes. There were two groups. The men called themselves the Sons of Liberty. Women were called the Daughters of Liberty. 2 The Sons of Liberty in Boston were very active. They were very angry over the Stamp Act. The Sons of Liberty visited many of the people who were supposed to sell the stamps. They said that they would burn their houses down if they sold the stamps. 3 There were many famous men who were members of this group. Paul Revere, Samuel Adams, John Adams, John Hancock,Patrick Henry, and many others were members of the Sons of Liberty. 4 The Sons of Liberty also did fake hangings. They would make straw figures. The figures looked like British officials. They would pretend to hang the figures. This showed what would happen if the British officials tried to collect the taxes. yes
How did colonists protest unfair taxes?
pupitre
