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Unit: Revolutionary War Causes Causes 8 and 9 Tea Act- 1773
Coercive Act- 1774
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1770- Repeal of Townshend Act Britain decides to remove some
taxes Why? British companies losing money Britain keeps ONLY 1 tax
On what? Tea (Tea was taxed by Townshend Act)
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Tax on Tea Colonists boycott British tea Colonists smuggle tea
Who is hurt by the tax on tea? East India Tea Company (British
Company) East India Company asks King George III to remove tax Why?
So they will not go out of business
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Tea Act- 1773: Cause # 8 Reduces tax on tea Eliminates Middle
Man- colonial stores East India Company will sell directly off
ships to colonists What does this do to price? Lowers it Tea is
cheaper than ever before!
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British Point of View? We are helping the colonists by making
tea cheaper than ever before! Colonists will LOVE the Tea Act
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How can colonists be angry? Middle Man- Colonial stores cant
sell tea Dock workers who previously unloaded tea from ships Will
they be needed? Britain is taking away our jobs. Which rights? The
King is trying to trick us into paying a tax. Smugglers cant beat
the price
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Colonist Response Sons of Liberty dress up as Indians Dump
90,000 lbs. of British tea into Boston Harbor- value over 1 million
dollars today Known as what? Boston Tea Party
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British Reaction You destroyed our property! Criminals must be
punished! Pass Coercive Act- 1774- Punishment for Tea Party Cause
#9 Closes Boston Harbor For How long? Until destroyed tea is paid
for
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Coercive Act- 1774: Fair Punishment? Colonist views? We are all
being punished for a crime of a few How can we pay for tea if we
cannot work Closing the harbor eliminates our jobs Any rights taken
away by Coercive Act? Colonists meet in Philadelphia for 1 st
Continental Congress Colonists call it the Intolerable Act