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British Economic Interference

British Economic Interference. Ch 6 Sec 2 Pt III. Another Successful Boycott. In April 1770, Parliament repealed the Townshend Acts Once again, the colonial boycott worked British trade had been severely hurt and Parliament backed down Parliament did keep the tax on tea

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British Economic Interference

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  1. British Economic Interference Ch 6 Sec 2 Pt III

  2. Another Successful Boycott • In April 1770, Parliament repealed the Townshend Acts • Once again, the colonial boycott worked • British trade had been severely hurt and Parliament backed down • Parliament did keep the tax on tea • This was meant to show the colonists that they still had the right to tax

  3. Anger Over Tea • The remaining tea tax caused animosity among the colonists • Many chose not to buy tea and other products from British merchants • Some colonists resorted to smuggling in tea from Holland • As a result, British tea companies lost large amounts of $ • In an attempt to save British tea merchants, Parliament passed the Tea Act of 1773 • The law gave one company, The British East India Co., exclusive rights to sell tea in the colonies • The act, again, actually lowered the price of tea • Colonists were still angered, though, b/c they could buy, sell, or ship tea through a colonial source • Colonial tea merchants were effectively cut out of the trade

  4. Colonial Unity • By this time, colonial leaders understood the importance of the colonies working together • Samuel Adams urged many MA towns to form “committees of correspondence” • These committees wrote letters in order to: • Communicate with neighboring towns • Inform citizens of colonial affairs • Plan acts of resistance against the British • Before long, committees formed in NY, SC, & RI as well

  5. The Boston Tea Party • Protests against the Tea Act took place throughout the colonies • In Charleston, NYC, & Philly colonists: • Blockaded British tea ships from unloading or; • Unloaded tea & let it rot on the docks • The most famous protest, though, took place in Boston • On the evening of Dec 6., 1773 an SOL group disguised as Mohawks boarded 3 tea ships • The proceeded to destroy 342 chests of tea by dumping them in the harbor • Colonial leaders offered to pay for the tea if the Tea Act was repealed • Parliament refused, and decided to “punish” the colonists instead • The aftermath of this decision would send some colonists into open rebellion

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