USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -They also began to smuggle in goods to avoid the taxes. Finally, protests in Boston turned violent when British soldiers panicked and killed several people in what would become known as the Boston Massacre. Most of the taxes were repealed in 1770 except for the tax on tea which continued with the Tea Act of 1773.

Detailed explanation-2: -Unbeknownst to the colonists, many portions of the Townshend Acts were repealed on the same day as the Boston Massacre. The delay in communication occurred because of the time it took for news to cross the Atlantic Ocean. The repeal led to a temporary truce until the passage of the Tea Act in 1773.

Detailed explanation-3: -The event in Boston helped to unite the colonies against Britain. What started as a minor fight became a turning point in the beginnings of the American Revolution. The Boston Massacre helped spark the colonists’ desire for American independence, while the dead rioters became martyrs for liberty.

Detailed explanation-4: -Boycotts following the Boston Massacre helped repeal the Townshend Acts. The committee of correspondence was a system of letter writing between the colonial governors and the king. At the time of the Boston Tea Party, most colonists still considered themselves British citizens.

Detailed explanation-5: -The colonists protested, “no taxation without representation, ” arguing that the British Parliament did not have the right to tax them because they lacked representation in the legislative body. They asserted that only colonial assemblies elected by themselves should have the power to impose taxes.