The Boston Tea Party

There were many events that led to the American Revolution and the independence of our country. The establishment of many taxes upon the colonists such as the Stamp Tax, the Townsend Act (which taxed lead, paint, paper, glass and tea) caused great resentment to the colonists. The term "taxation without representation" was a sentiment felt by most colonists. Because of this resentment many events occurred. One such event was the Boston Tea Party in 1773. The …

…and the harsh penalties the American colonists were being hit with, the First Continental Congress of the colonies met in September of 1774. Delegates from each colony were represented at this meeting and the purpose was to attempt to find peaceful solutions to the growing friction between America and England. Of course, no peaceful solution was to be found, and in April of 1775 the American Revolution began at Lexington and Concord in the colony of Massachusetts.