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Building Colonial Unity
Chapter 5, Section 2
Chapter 5 - Road to Independence
Section 1 – Taxation Without Representation
Section 2 – Building Colonial Unity
Section 3 – A Call to Arms
Section 4 – Moving Toward Independence
Chapter 5 Review
Chapter 5 Test
Main Idea
As tensions between
colonists and the British
government increased,
protests grew stronger.
Workbook
3. List three different ways Boston was punished for the tea party protest.
Tensions Grow in Boston
In the summer of 1768,
Britain sent hundreds of
soldiers to Boston to
maintain order and
discourage protesting.
Bostonians and British
soldiers clashed.
The Boston Massacre
In March 1770, British
soldiers fired at a mob of
angry colonists, killing five.
Leaders in Boston used
the incident in Boston as
propaganda to strengthen
anti-British feelings in
America.
After the Massacre
The Boston Massacre led to
stronger boycotts of British goods.
Sam Adams started “committees
for correspondence” to circulate
writings about colonists’
complaints against Britain.
Parliament repealed all the
Townshend Acts taxes – except
the tax on tea.
A Crisis Over Tea
The British East India tea
company was excused from
paying taxes on tea.
This meant they could sell
tea cheaper than colonial
merchants could.
Bostonians were furious over
the special treatment.
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The Boston Tea Party
On December 16, 1773,
the Sons of Liberty
disguised as Mohawk
Indians boarded three
British East India Tea
Company ships.
At midnight, they opened
342 chests of tea and
dumped it into the
Boston Harbor.
The Intolerable Acts
In the Spring of 1774, Parliament
passed the Coercive Acts to punish
Boston.
1. Boston harbor closed.
2. No town meetings in Boston.
3. No trials in Boston.
4. More British soldiers in Massachusetts.
Angry colonists referred to the
harsh rules The Intolerable Acts.