unhappy that they were forced to pay import taxes to Britain. In order to avoid paying these taxes, colonial merchants refused to unload the tea from the British ships or sell the tea in the colonies. The Daughters of Coercive Acts Liberty contributed to the (Intolerable Acts) boycott efforts by making Information Sheet their own tea. On December 16, 1773, some The Boston Tea Party made Sons of Liberty, disguised as the British government American Indians, illegally furious. British Prime boarded the ships and Minister Lord North dumped 342 crates of British convinced Parliament to tea into Boston Harbor. This pass laws called the protest was called the Coercive Acts in the spring Boston Tea Party. of 1774, which colonists called the Intolerable Acts because they were so harsh. These acts were an effort to make the colonists pay for
unhappy that they were forced to pay import taxes to Britain. In order to avoid paying these taxes, colonial merchants refused to unload the tea from the British ships or sell the tea in the colonies. The Daughters of Liberty contributed to the boycott efforts by making their own tea. On December 16, 1773, some Sons of Liberty, disguised as American Indians, illegally boarded the ships and dumped 342 crates of British tea into Boston Harbor. This protest was called the Boston Tea Party. Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts) Information Sheet The Boston Tea Party made the British government furious. British Prime Minister Lord North convinced Parliament to pass laws called the Coercive Acts in the spring of 1774, which colonists called the Intolerable Acts because they were so harsh. These acts were an effort to make the colonists pay for
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