Boston Massacre

The colonists decided to boycott British goods. The Boston Massacre broke out on March 5th, 1770. 5 colonists were killed. After the Massacre the British repealed most of the township acts. However they did not repeal the tax tea because they wanted to show superiority. The British passed a law saying the colonists could only buy tea from the British. This put the colonists tea companies out of business. The Boston Tea party happened in December 1773 and was lead by Samuel Adams. The colonists dressed like Native Americans. To rebel they dumped the British tea into the water. The British leaders punished the colonists by banning public meetings, closing the Boston Harbor, and sending more British soldiers to Boston. The colonists called these new laws the Intolerable Acts.