I REALLY need help on the American History...?

Question

What is the Boston Tea Party?
What caused it?
And was it right after the war that England had [[i forgot with whom and the cause]] that led England to bankruptcy which had them taxing the 13 colonies a lot...or is that a whole different thing from the Boston Tea Party?

PLEASE HELP!!!

Answer 1

The best information on this is on this site right here (i know what your talking about, it's just easier to post linkes :p)


it's the sparknotes page on The causes, effects, and aftermath of the American Revolution. Good stuff.

http://www.sparknotes.com/history/american/revolution/


it's all broken down. best study guide to use.

Answer 2

Victory in the French and Indian War was costly for the British. At the war's conclusion in 1763, King George III and his government looked to taxing the American colonies as a way of recouping their war costs. A series of actions including the Stamp Act (1765), the Townsend Acts (1767) and the Boston Massacre (1770) agitated the colonists, straining relations with the mother country. But it was the Crown's attempt to tax tea that spurred the colonists to action and laid the groundwork for the American Revolution. In Boston, the arrival of three tea ships ignited a furious reaction. The crisis came to a head on December 16, 1773 when as many as 7,000 agitated locals milled about the wharf where the ships were docked. The Collector of Customs refused to allow the ships to leave without payment of the duty. Stalemate. The committee reported back to the mass meeting and a howl erupted from the meeting hall. It was now early evening and a group of about 200 men disguised as Indians assembled on a near-by hill. Whopping war chants, the crowd marched two-by-two to the wharf, descended upon the three ships and dumped their offending cargo's of tea into the harbor waters.

Answer 3

After the colonies started to get too big for their boots, the British authorites invited them all to a grand tea party, in Boston, to sort it all out. The colonials upset the British by tipping all the tea into Boston harbour, at which the British were Not Amused. After that they were never invited again, which was probably a Good Thing.

With acknowledgements and apologies to '1066 And All That'.

OK It's not a serious answer, but if you don't know '1066 and All That' you are missing out on a great read!

Answer 4

England was taxing the colonies, because they needed money after french and indian war
the taxes werent incredibly high or anything, in fact, colonists paid much less in taxes than citizens in england
however, the issue was that the colonists were being taxed WITHOUT being represented in english parliament
so when england refused them representation, they acted out and dumped an entire cargo load of tea from a british company overboard
the colonists snuch aboard the ship dressed as native americans

Answer 5

they were taxed by Britain but had no vote in the politely system.taxation without representation

Answer 6

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Tea_Party