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mjbeal

Theodore Bliss' deposition - 0 views

www.bostonmassacre.net/...d-bliss.htm

Boston Massacre account witness colonist

shared by mjbeal on 15 Oct 13 - No Cached
  • mjbeal on 15 Oct 13
     
    An account on the Boston Massacre from Theodore Bliss
emmurray

The Boston Tea Party, 1773 - 14 views

www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/teaparty.htm

witness

shared by emmurray on 02 Oct 13 - Cached
  • However, if the colonies paid the duty tax on the imported tea they would be acknowledging Parliament's right to tax them.
  • In Charleston the tea-laden ships were permitted to dock but their cargo was consigned to a warehouse w
  • ere it remained for three years until it was sold by patriots in order to help finance the revolution.
  • ...3 more annotations...
  • They were also looking for ways to reestablish control over the colonial governments that had become increasingly independent while the Crown was distracted by the war.
  • The colonies refused to pay the levies required by the Townsend Acts claiming they had no obligation to pay taxes imposed by a Parliament in which they had no representation. In response, Parliament retracted the taxes with the exception of a duty on tea - a demonstration of Parliament's ability and right to tax the colonies.
  • In about three hours from the time we went on board, we had thus broken and thrown overboard every tea chest to be found in the ship
    • mrwestcott
      mrwestcott on 04 Oct 13
       
      great primary source
  • tazmijewski on 02 Oct 13
     
    "boston tea party"
  • cethorp on 02 Oct 13
     
    A lot of reading and facts. It also has the same picture that was shown in class
vemartino

timeline - 2 views

www.boston-tea-party.org/timeline.html

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  • tazmijewski on 03 Oct 13
     
    boston tea party timeline
  • sgarcia1 on 03 Oct 13
     
    "By reducing the tax on imported British tea, this act gave British merchants an unfair advantage in selling their tea in America. American colonists condemned the act, and many planned to boycott tea. "
cjfunaro

HowStuffWorks "Taxation Without Representation" - 11 views

history.howstuffworks.com/...boston-tea-party1.htm

taxation representation

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jtoliano and smfranzik1 liked it
  • smfranzik1 on 03 Oct 13
     
    im gonna use this ;D
  • bmcandido on 04 Oct 13
     
    boston tea party
mjbeal

Boston Massacre: The British View - 1 views

www.bostonmassacre.net/british.htm

Boston Massacre Massacre history

shared by mjbeal on 07 Oct 13 - No Cached
  • mjbeal on 07 Oct 13
     
    It shows the British's view on the Boston Massacre
jnmccarthy

Boston Tea Party Historical Society - 4 views

www.boston-tea-party.org/british-view-new.html

shared by jnmccarthy on 06 Oct 13 - Cached
  • jnmccarthy on 06 Oct 13
     
    Talks about different sides of the boston tea party
emmurray

Boston Tea Party - 3 views

www.cr-cath.pvt.k12.ia.us/...Boston_Tea_Party.html

boston tea party

shared by emmurray on 04 Oct 13 - No Cached
  • acbrown1 on 05 Oct 13
     
    Good
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