THE BOSTON TEA PARTY

Tea taxation
Cause:The British made their tea prices cheap Effect:although their taxes were already high.

FUN FACTS:

• Colonists spoke out against the law and refused to buy tea.
• Americans dressed up like Indians and threw tea overboard
• People threatened King George that they will not drink his tea

BOSTON MASSACRE

Cause:Rude crowds taunted soldiers and threw ice
Effect:soldiers fired into crowed and killed 5 colonists

FUN FACTS

• The colonist called soldiers names like lobster back
• The first colonist killed was an African American
• Six people were wounded my the the firing of muskets

THE INTOLERABLE ACTS

Cause:the parliament wanted to punish the colonists by passing new laws
Effect:the first continental