SPARK OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

THE BOSTON TEA PARTY

THE SPARK

• THE BRITISH EAST INDIAN COMPANY HAD FULL CONTROL ON ALL THE TEA TRADED BETWEEN INDIA AND BRITISH COLONIES.

• IN EFFECT OF CONTROL, COLONIES REFUSED TO PURCHASE BRITISH TEA

THE SPARK CONTINUES…• THIS THREATEN THE BRITISH EAST INDIA COMPANY

• GOING OUT OF BUSINESS

• WAREHOUSE FULL OF UNSOLD TEA

• GOVERNMENT WAS DETERMINED TO PREVENT THE BRITISH EAST INDIA COMPANY FROM GOING OUT OF BUSINESS.

• FORCE THE COLONISTS TO PURCHASE TEA

TEA ACT 1773

• IN MAY 1773, BRITISH PARLIAMENT PASSED THE TEA ACT

• ALLOWING THE EAST INDIA COMPANY TO SELL TEA DIRECTLY TO COLONIST

• PASSING WHOLESALE MERCHANTS

• CREATING COMPETEION

TEA ACT CONTINUES…

• TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION

• DEMANDED THE GOVERNMENT TO REMOVE THE TAX

• COLONIST TAKE ACTIONS INTO THEIR OWN HANDS

• DUMPED 342 CHEST OF TEA INTO THE BOSTON HARBOR

BOSTON COLONIST VS. BRITISH GOVT.

• IN ATTEMPT TO BRING REGAIN CONTROL AND FORCE THE COLONIST INTO SUBMISSION THE ENGLISH PARLIAMENT IMPLEMENTED A SERIES OF LAWS

• THE INTOLERABLE ACT

HOW DOES THIS RELATE TO MODERN DAY

• TYRANNICAL STYLE LEADERS OVER US

• THE ENGLISH GOVERNMENT

SITUATIONS…

• BILTMORE

• FERGUSON