What was the reaction in Boston to the Tea Act of 1774?
The Boston Tea Party and the colonists boycotted tea and angry mobs broke out resisting the act.
Who was the US President during the Boston Tea Party?
the Boston tea party was before we even had a president and independence.
What were some beliefs of the Jeffersonian Party?
the party believes what Thomas Jefferson believes. Like he is for small government. So just look it up on the internet and find what Jefferson believes.
How did changes in American politics lead to the creation of the Second American party system?
When did the Republican party shift from the values of Jefferson, Jackson & Lincoln. Was it infuenced by the first lady Ellenor, during Teddy Roosevelt's four term presidency, do to "her" concern for human right, change the cource in American politics? The values of Lincoln seem change to Democretic values, during and after Roosevelt's contribution. Values of Repulicans during the civil war are now Democretic without Rebublican admission of no longer being the party of Lincoln (with exeption to Dwight Eisenhower).
What role did parliament play in events that led to the Boston tea party?
The Parliament passed the Tea Act in 1773, which gave the English East India Company the opportunity to avoid bankruptcy by granting monopoly to import tea, making the tea less expensive than even smuggled tea.
What was the name of the colonists that dumped the tea at the Boston tea party?
The Sons of Liberty
Some of the famous names of the Sons of Liberty were Samuel Adams and Benjamin Franklin.
What is the name of the party that sponsored Achia Remigio to parliament?
The name of the party that sponsored Achia Remigio to parliament is NRM.
What are some interesting facts about the Boston tea party?
Some of the interesting facts that I have heard lately are that there were three hundred and forty two chests of tea dumped into the harbor.
1.The ship "William" also got sent to Boston with the tea, but never made it there.
2. Tea smuggling was also in Britain, like the Colonies.
3. The ships weren't British, only the tea was.
4.Most people involved in the Tea Party left Boston, so they didn't get arrested.
5. The destroyed tea was from China, not India.
Who was most responsible for the Boston Tea Party?
Unofficial colonial groups were most responsible for the Boston Tea Party.
Where did the Boston Tea Party Battle Happen?
First of all it wasn't a battle it was a colony revolution and it happened in Boston in late 1773
What punishment does Jonathan Lyte request for Johnny Tremain's crime?
Merchant Lyte asked for the death penalty on the gallows. He said "the gallows had been too long empty." This is found on page 82 at the end of the second full paragraph.
Michael Collins was never sendt to England to talk with the British government, in fact it was Arthur Griffith with Collins merely as an deputy.
(The question and answer beneath seems to be based on the 1996 movie "Michael Collins" by Neil Jordan, not actual historical events.)
After Collins and de Valera's army had settled down with the British, Michael Collins was sent to England to settle the terms de Valera and himself wanted for Ireland. The reason that is thought to be for Collins going instead of de Valera is because de Valera in fact knew that he would not be able to free all of Ireland but a portion. So de Valera used Collins as a scape goat so the Irish people would hate Collins for not freeing all of Ireland not de Valera.
The Coercive acts
Why did King George III put a tax on tea?
What does tea stand for in the phrase Boston Tea Party?
It stands for exactly that: Tea. If you'll do a quick search, the Boston Tea Party was a protest against Tea Act. However, if you're referring to TEA parties being staged all over America, TEA stands for: "Taxed Enough Already".
What did the colonist leaders do with the cheap tea in Charleston at the tea party?
the colonist leader do with the cheap tea because the protest was only a warning in say that we don't for the British anymore and that they wanted to be free from the taxes in tea and the prices was ridicules in the matter for the reasoning dumping the tea into the Boston harbor was worst enough cause it cause a lot of money to get it exported but going for the expensive tea was crossing the line and since it was a protest they had no matter of doing it
Who were the red coats was it loyalists or patriots?
Neither, "red coats" were British soldiers stationed in the colonies. They wore red coats as part of their daily uniform hence the moniker "red coats", or "lobster-backs".
What would have happened if the Boston Tea Party didn't happen?
Since the causes of the Revolutionary War were much more fundamental than the Boston Tea Party, it is likely that the revolution would have happened anyway.
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Did the Tea Act happen before the Boston Tea Party?
Yes. When the British removed all taxes, except on tea, the colonists showed their appreciation by organizing the "Boston Tea Party".