THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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noblemen made plans to sail to America for another splendid party
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the British Parliament repealed the tax on tea
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the British Parliament approved a new set of laws to punish the people of Boston
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King George III was forced to resign as king of England
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Detailed explanation-1: -But despite the lack of violence, the Boston Tea Party didn’t go unanswered by King George III and British Parliament. In retribution, they passed the Coercive Acts (later known as the Intolerable Acts) which: closed Boston Harbor until the tea lost in the Boston Tea Party was paid for.
Detailed explanation-2: -In April 1774, the British Parliament passed the Coercive (or Intolerable) Acts, which punished Massachusetts for the Tea Party incident. The Acts not only took away home rule from Massachusetts, it forced all Americans to board British troops in unoccupied buildings.
Detailed explanation-3: -The news of the Boston Tea Party reached London, England on January 20, 1774, and as a result the British shut down Boston Harbor until all of the 340 chests of British East India Company tea were paid for. This was implemented under the 1774 Intolerable Acts and known as the Boston Port Act.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Boston Tea Party pushed Britain’s Parliament to assert its authority-and it passed the Intolerable Acts in 1774.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Intolerable Acts were designed to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party. The first law closed Boston Harbor to all shipping until the ruined tea was paid for. The second law placed the government of Massachusetts firmly under British control.