Well everyone, good day to you all! We have all heard about the 7 Years War, but have you heard the cost? A whopping 82 Million Pounds! Now, the British have decided to make the Thirteen Colonies pay. A few years ago we know they introduced the Sugar Act, making people pay taxes on certain imported goods such as sugar, cloth, wine and coffee. Then only one year later, they introduced the Stamp Act, which required everyone to buy government stamps for all legal documents and articles such as newspapers. Then this year, they introduced the Declaratory Act, and all this means, folks, is that all the colonies are under the control of the British Government. Geez Louis! There are still more to come! In 1767, the folks from Britain declared that the Townshend Act, putting more taxes on imported goods such as glass, paper, lead, paint and tea, was to be put in order!
After 4 years of new taxes, I thought that that was going to be it as well, but no! Then early this year, they made the Coercive Acts. This meant that the port of Boston was to be closed down, and it restricted the talk of taxes in meetings with the public. But it seems that not all colonists on Boston agreed, so they started to
resist, who wouldn't!
So then last year, we all know it, The Boston Tea Party! The rebels dressed up as First Nations, then boarded the rebel ship, and dumped all the tea aboard into the harbour! That's one party I wouldn't want to miss.
Tune back in for more later folks!
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