TABLE OF CONTENTS Great Britain Rules American Colonies Colonists Rail against Unfair Taxes 6 Tea Company on Verge of collapse 8 Colonists Infuriated by Low Tea Prices 10 Secret Society Leads Rebellion 12 Sons of Liberty Bully Tea Agents 14 Sons of Liberty Disguise Themselves 16 Sons of Liberty Calmly Dump Tea into Harbor 18 British soldiers watch in Silence 20 Tea Party Fails to Unite All the Colonies 22 Great Britain Fights Back with Punishing Laws 24 Tea Party Kick Starts American Revolution 26 12 Key Dates 28 Glossary 30 For More Information 31 Index 32 About the Author 32
GREAT BRITAIN RULES AMERICAN COLONIES It wasn't very long ago that Great all answered to the King of England Britain ruled most of North America George Ill The king was the head of In 1765 the 13 American colonies the British government He worked closely with Parliament Parliament made the laws and rules for all of the British Empire King George Ill and Parliament didn't make all of the decisions in the colonies Great Britain handled trade and other foreign affairs The colonists took care of local matters such as taxes and the local courts They also had their own militias These were small local armies Most Americans liked being part of the British Empire Great Britain King George III ruled the protected them from attacks by American Indians 13 colonies and foreign
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By: Kristin Mariniak
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Published by: 12-Story Library provided by Amicus, part of The Creative Company
