THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE BOSTON TEA PARTY INTOLERABLE ACTS FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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Detailed explanation-1: -The damage the Sons of Liberty caused by destroying 340 chests of tea, in today’s money, was worth more than $1, 700, 000 dollars. The British East India Company reported £9, 659 worth of damage caused by the Boston Tea Party.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The Boston Tea Party was the first significant act of defiance by American colonists. The implication and impact of the Boston Tea Party was enormous ultimately leading to the sparking of the American Revolution which began in Massachusetts on April 19, 1775.
Detailed explanation-4: -How much did the protest cost? It was an expensive protest. If measured in today’s financial terms, the value of the more than 92, 000 pounds of tea dumped into the Boston Harbor would be around $1 million.
Detailed explanation-5: -Boston Tea Party Cause In simplest terms, the Boston Tea Party happened as a result of “taxation without representation”, yet the cause is more complex than that. The American colonists believed Britain was unfairly taxing them to pay for expenses incurred during the French and Indian War.