Events+Leading+Up+to+the+War

=Events Leading Up to the American Revolution=
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 * The war ||

=**The Boston Tea Party ﻿﻿ **=
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The Boston Tea Party hurt many companies of many colonists. The East Indian Tea Company recieved a **monopoly. A monopoly exists when only one company or indiviual can sell something.** It raised prices on tea but colonists had to pay a large tax. Colonies would not let tea from the East Indian Company land in colonial ports. Boston colonists dressd as indians, boarded a tea ship, broke open casks of tea, and then threw them into the harbor. Citizens of Charles Town talked about **"tea parties."** Then, these parties were held in Charles Town in July 1774. In George Town theny were held in November of 1774. Those who participated in these parties were severly punished by the Parliament. Then the Parliament closed Boston harbor to shipping. Then the Parliament established the "**Intolerable Acts."** =Paul Revere's Ride = On April 18th, 1775 two lanterns were hung in the Old North Tower for the warning of the British coming by sea. Paul Revere and Sammuel Dawes set out to warn John Hancock and Sammuel Adams of there arrivel but were soon captured. This ride was dangerous but nessacary. The "shot heard round the world" was soon fired. It was called the "shot heard round the world" because it caused much disturbance around the world. =Boston Massacre= ==

On March 5,1770, Boston citizens gathered outside the Boston Custom House; to portest the presence of customs officials in the city. Samuel Adams filled the the local newspapers with stories of crimes commited by the British troops in the city. The killing of the colonist by the British soldiers revived the tensions between the colonies and Great Britain. But the most important influence the Boston Massacre had was in **propaganda**. **Propaganda is an exaggerated and one-sided account of a story used to stir up emotions about an issue.** Colonist used this about the Boston Massacre to convince both colonies and Europeans of the British tyranny. =Stamp Act 1765= On March 22, 1765, Bristish Parliament passed the Stam Act. The Stamp Act required all American colonist to pay tax on every piece printed paper. Including, ship's papers, leglal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, and playing cards. The money collected by the Stamp Act was use to help pay the cost of defending and protecting American frontier, near the Appalachian Mountains. For this purpose 10,000 troops were stationed on the American frontier. The Stamp Act was viewed as a direct attempt by England to raise money in the colonies without approval of the colonial legislatures. Therefore, the House of Burgesses adopted Patrick Henry's Stamp Act resolves. The resolves declared that American possessed the same rights as the English, especially the right to be taxed by their own representatves; that Virginians should pay no taxes except those voted by the Virginians House of Burgesses; and that anyone supporting the right of Parliament to tax the Virginians should be considered an enemy of the colony. But the House of Burgesses defeated the most extreme of Patrick Henry's resolutions, but only four of the resolutions were adopted by Virginia Governor Fauquior.