FILM 5800 Study Guide - Monarchy Of The United Kingdom, Jury Trial, Mohawk People
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The american revolution was spurred by increasing tensions between the people of the colonial government and great britain"s 13 north american colonies, which embodied the. In 1770, colonial opposition culminated in bloodshed when british troops opened fire on a crowd of colonists, killing five people in what became known as the boston. The boston tea party, which took place in december 1773 and saw a group of. Bostonians disguised as mohawk indians seize british ships and dump 342 chests of tea into. Boston harbor, prompted an angry parliament to enact a series of measures intended to reestablish imperial power in massachusetts (history. com editors, 2020). In response, a group of colonial delegates gathered in philadelphia in september 1774 to express their dissatisfaction with the british monarchy and government. It did not go so far as to seek independence from. Britain, but it did condemn taxes without representation and the presence of a british army in their midst without their permission.
