The Colonist Table Action

Colonies rejected the Acts!
1774 delegates from all colonies except Georgia met in Philadelphia and made the first continental Congress. VA delegates included Patrick Henry who become famous for a famous quote.
" Give me Liberty or give me Death"
The delegates anounced a boycott on all British products. The distinct between VA, Pennsylvania, New York and New England are no more Virginian but American.
1774 john adams
He Believed that they could unite and defeat the British.
He was the head of the colonist.
Samuel Adams (Leaders of son of liberty)
They wanted the representation and king to prove it.

Intolerable Act

Boston's harbour was closed until they recover the tea destroyed in the Boston Tea Party.
Massachusetts colony's charter was annulled and a military governor installed.
British officials charged with capital offenses.
Arrangement for housing British troops in American houses..

Quebec Act
Proclamation of 1763 extended to include territory west to the Mississippi, north to the frontiers of the Hudson's Bay territory, and the islands in the mouth of the St. Lawrence

Colonist Unite Against Harsh Measure

Coercive Acts ( by force)
The Intolerable Acts were the series of five laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 relating to Britains colonies in North America. The acts triggered outrage and resistance in the 13 colonies that later became the USA.

They Closed the Boston Port.
Also they increased the power of the governor.
The colonist didnt like it.
The king sent warships and more troops to Boston.

The Boston Tea Party.

British East India Company started to fail. So they put heir tea cheaper but still the colonist didnt want to pay because they knew they were going to pay taxes also.
1773 A group of Patriots disguised themeselves as native American and borded the boat and threw the tea on the ocean. And they called it the Boston Tea Party made by the boston patriots.

Violence Erupts in Boston.

Crispus Attucks.



Colonist received their 3 tactics because of Townshend Act
The largest riots occured in Boston.
Body officials abbuse.
A custom officer saw a boat called Liberty, the owner was John Hancock.
John H. was a wealthy merchant and politician.
March 1770 colonist throw rocks and snowballs. to the british soldiers who were awaring the costums House. So british shoot and killed them.
Adams created the committees of Correspondance to coordinate activities.
Parliament left the tax on tea.
Colonist Boycott the British tea and started drinking the Dutch Tea.

New Taxes Lead to New Protest.

Stamp Act plices showed that colonies were not going to pay direct taxes to the British. Charles town thougth that if we placed indirect taxes to colonies they would pay. In 1767 the Parliament pad the townshed. Acts, this kevy taxes in every day product glass, paint lead, paper, tea