AMH 2010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 75: Intolerable Acts, Boston Port Act, Massachusetts Government Act
28 Mar 2018
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Peacefully protested in 1769 w/ year of non-consumption boycott. Will not purchase goods made of glass, lead, paint, paper, & tea. Kept because of the declaratory act which states that the parliament has the right to tax its colonists. Colonists protested against british customs agents and the presence of british troops in boston. Commander william duddingston: is making sure the sugar act is being followed by the colonist and his ship the gaspee is responsible to capturing smugglers. Gaspee ship is burned and sunk by an alleged colonists. If someone was to admit to this crime, they would"ve been sent to london for trial and sentenced to death. Wrote newsletters about the current issues going on called the boston gazette. 1773 tea act / british east india company. Give a monopoly of tea to british east india co. - Bypass taxes and increased the price on tea and increased smuggling.
