Violence Erupts in Boston

Officers abused of power. There were fewer colonies. This protest were bigger in Boston. The elected assembly were closed down. The consume officers seized liberty by boat.
In June 1768, the ship was smuggling. The boat belong to John Hancock. He was a wealthy merchant and a prominent politician. The capturing of the boat created revolves to begin a gang. To suppress the riot, England send 4,000 troops, 16,000 colonists in Boston. For over a year, the presence of troops for the colonists infuriated anger.
One night in March 1770, a group of colonists threw snowballs and stones to the soldiers in guard of the costumes house, this soldiers opened fire and killed five people. Between this five people, was Crispus Attucks, he was half African and half Indian.
They called the killing "The Boston Massacre". Adams did the Committees of correspondence throughout Massachusetts. In 1773, several of the colonies created committees. This build colonial unity because colonies could unite against British, boycott them. They took down all the taxes except for the tea. They decided to buy Dutch Tea instead of British Tea.


Boston Tea Party
British East India Company were struggling. The Parliament allowed to help and save their company. They decided that they would sell the tea cheaper, but still didn't buy the tea. The colonists knew that the British wanted to trick them by putting taxes.
In December 16, 1773 - Boston Patriots disguised as Indians with taxes. Indians got into a British boat and dumped all the tea into the ocean, this was called "The Boston Tea Party". This act would be followed by a set of rules placed on the colonists called Intolerable Acts.
Now people say, "lets party like 1773".

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