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Chapter 5.2 Notes

Chapter 5.2 Notes. Boston Massacre Boston Tea Party. Boston Massacre. Colonists were upset about their rights being violated New taxes No privacy in their homes No right to trial by jury English soldiers (Red Coats) were sent to the colonies to keep order Soldiers abused their power

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Chapter 5.2 Notes

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  1. Chapter 5.2 Notes Boston Massacre Boston Tea Party

  2. Boston Massacre • Colonists were upset about their rights being violated • New taxes • No privacy in their homes • No right to trial by jury • English soldiers (Red Coats) were sent to the colonies to keep order • Soldiers abused their power • Acted rudely towards colonists • Mistreated colonists

  3. Boston Massacre cont… • March 5, 1770 • Red Coats shot into a crowd of protesting colonists • 5 Killed • Aftermath… • Colonists used the events to gain support for rebellion against the English by… • Exaggerating the event in newspapers • Distributing posters and drawings depicting the event in a much harsher light. • Propaganda: Information made to influence public opinion. • Colonists boycotted British goods • England repealed the Townshend Acts (except for the tax on tea)

  4. Boston Tea Party – December 16, 1773 • Tea Act • A monopoly on tea imports was given to the British East India Company • Colonists turned back all BEIC ships from their ports • 3 BEIC ships came into Boston Harbor and were not allowed to leave by the colonists • Sons of Liberty • Disguised as Indians, they boarded the 3 ships and threw the contents (tea) into the harbor.

  5. Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts) • In response to the Boston Tea Party • Meant to punish the colonists of Massachusetts • Closed Boston Harbor • Colonists forced to pay for ruined tea • Banned town meetings • Colonists forced to shelter Red Coats

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