THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE BOSTON TEA PARTY INTOLERABLE ACTS FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
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It demonstrates that rebels were willing to sacrifice their lives for the cause they were fighting for.
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It reveals that the participants in the Boston Tea Party did not tell anyone their names so that they could avoid getting in trouble.
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It reveals that the rebels wanted to keep the Boston Tea Party a secret.
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It demonstrates that the Boston Tea Party was started by people who did not realize the consequences of their actions.
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Detailed explanation-1: -American colonists were outraged over the tea tax, which had existed since the 1767 Townshend Revenue Act and did not get repealed like the other taxes in 1770, and believed the Tea Act was a tactic to gain colonial support for the tax already enforced.
Detailed explanation-2: -As a result of the Boston Tea Party, 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-3: -The event was the first major act of defiance to British rule over the colonists. It showed Great Britain that Americans wouldn’t take taxation and tyranny sitting down, and rallied American patriots across the 13 colonies to fight for independence.
Detailed explanation-4: -What connection does the author draw between Captain O’Connor and the “tall, aged man” (Paragraph 11)? A. Both tried to take tea out of the harbor, and the captain was treated more harshly once he was caught.