The Boston branch of the Sons of Liberty dumped hundreds of trunks of tea into the harbor in response to British taxation that they did not approve of.
The Boston Massacre was another incident between the Sons of Liberty and the British. The Sons threw ice and snowballs at British soldiers. One soldier was knocked off his feet. He stood up and opened fire at the unarmed civilians. 8 people were killed and a few were wounded.
The British nobility and Parliament viewed these incidents as open rebellion.
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American colonists objected to British taxes because the colonists had no vote on the taxes and no representation in the British parliament. The colonists' catchphrase for protests was "taxation without representation", because they were being taxed without representation in the parliament and that's why they were mad.
The colonists did not want taxes imposed by the british parliament.
British laws that affected the colonies were made by the King and the British Parliament. The colonists had no voice in the laws.
The British were taxing the colonists without representation in Parliament.
The colonists let the Parliament know that they were against british taxes by throwing british goods into the water. This was called the british tea act.
The colonists thought Parliament had no right to tax them directly.
The American colonies were British and followed British law. British law was passed by the British Parliament.
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Two significant events that heightened tensions between the British Parliament and the American colonists in Boston were the Boston Massacre in 1770 and the Boston Tea Party in 1773. The Boston Massacre resulted in the death of five colonists at the hands of British soldiers, igniting outrage and resentment against British authority. The Boston Tea Party, a protest against the Tea Act, involved colonists dumping British tea into Boston Harbor, leading Parliament to impose punitive measures through the Coercive Acts, further escalating conflict.
The taxes were to help pay for the French and Indian war. They reasoned that they were protecting the colonists and the colonists were English subjects so they should help pay for the war.
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The British Parliament could have taken several actions to resolve their differences with the colonists and strengthen relations with America. They could have given the colonists representation in Parliament, allowing them a say in the laws that affected them. They could have repealed the various taxation acts that fueled the colonists' grievances. Lastly, they could have engaged in more open and inclusive dialogue with colonial leaders to address their concerns and find common ground.
No, colonists did not elect members of the British Parliament. The Parliament represented the interests of Britain, and colonists had no direct representation within it, leading to the famous slogan "no taxation without representation." This lack of representation contributed to growing tensions between the colonies and Britain, ultimately culminating in the American Revolution.
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