1. “It Is Inseparably Essential to the Freedom a People, and the Undoubted Right of Englishmen, That No Taxes Be Imposed on Them, but with Their Own Consent, Given Personally, or by Their Representatives. (Resolutions
The statement, “It is inseparably essential to the freedom a People, and the undoubted Right of Englishmen, that no taxes be imposed on them, but with their own Consent, given personally, or by their representatives” demonstrated the American support by the Boston Tea Party and the Stamp Act Congress. (Resolutions of the Stamp Act Congress, 1765) One key aspect between the Boston Tea Party and the Stamp Act Congress were that they tried to keep Americans from making their own money. The relationship between the two, were that the British wanted all the goods to be imported and then taxed the Americans on those goods. Americans wanted everything to be done in the colony and not be imported or shipped over from other colonies.
In 1773, the Parliament passed the Tea Act, which made the price of the company’s tea even with the tax included cheaper than that of smuggled Dutch tea. The tea was imported, which was a major problem; it began to take money and jobs away from the Americans. But, the act did provide financial relief for the British East Indian Company, which was deeply in debt because of the military expeditions to extend Britain’s influence in India. The Tea Party Act offended many Americans since 1768, “the use of British tea is considered not as a private but public evil…” (qtd. Massachusetts Spy Henretta 153). The American merchants joined the protest against the East Indian Company because they excluded the Americans from the trade since they started distributing the tea directly to shopkeepers. In response to the Tea Act, an event occurred in Boston in 1773. When a new shipment of tea was waiting to be unloaded in Boston Harbor, a group of colonists disguised as Native Americans boarded the ship, breaking open the crates and dumping the tea in the water. Colonists later argued about whether this event should be celebrated as a protest against oppression or if it was simply foolish destruction of property. In response a displeased Lord North convinced
In 1773, the Parliament passed the Tea Act, which made the price of the company’s tea even with the tax included cheaper than that of smuggled Dutch tea. The tea was imported, which was a major problem; it began to take money and jobs away from the Americans. But, the act did provide financial relief for the British East Indian Company, which was deeply in debt because of the military expeditions to extend Britain’s influence in India. The Tea Party Act offended many Americans since 1768, “the use of British tea is considered not as a private but public evil…” (qtd. Massachusetts Spy Henretta 153). The American merchants joined the protest against the East Indian Company because they excluded the Americans from the trade since they started distributing the tea directly to shopkeepers. In response to the Tea Act, an event occurred in Boston in 1773. When a new shipment of tea was waiting to be unloaded in Boston Harbor, a group of colonists disguised as Native Americans boarded the ship, breaking open the crates and dumping the tea in the water. Colonists later argued about whether this event should be celebrated as a protest against oppression or if it was simply foolish destruction of property. In response a displeased Lord North convinced