After the Boston Tea Party in the American History
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In 1774, a year later from the Boston Tea Party, the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain claimed that they needed to deal with their colonies more punitively. Because of radical movements for independence of America, Americans had become threats for the Parliamentof the United Kingdom (The First Continental Congress: A Dangerous Journey Begins).
er British colonies in the North America held Continental Congress that became the Congress of the Confederation later, and the members spoke and acted collectively for people living in the colonial states. Congress was held at Carpenters hall in Philadelphia. The number of members was 56 which including Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Samuel Adams, Stephen Hopkins, and Thomas Johnson. It was held to against Intolerable Acts and to request reconciliation with the Great Britain; however, it could not solve it. The first continental congress could not make a big change in American history, but it has some important aspects for American Revolution. First, the members of congress made Continental Association that allowed colonies to boycott and forbid the trade with Great Britain. This Continental Association enforced since December 1st in 1774 (The First Continental Congress). It was powerful, and it damaged British economy. Second, congress also decides that they would have second continental congress on May in 1775.
In spite of the Continental Congress, which tried to reconcile with Great Britain, on April in 1775, battles between Colonies and Great Britain occurred. Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military employed of the American Revolutionary war, and it was regarded as the begging of the American Revolution. Battles of Lexington and Concord ended in the victory of colonial military. The number of army of colonies had grown day by day, and supplies for war and living were came from other colonial states to help the people in Boston. The military army from colonies became as Continental Army later (Lexington Concord Battle).
On May in 1775, Second Continental Congress was held. The time when it was held, the Battles of Lexington and Concord had been started, so the purpose of the congress was to make more tight union between colonies, and do the best against Great Britain. The members of second Continental Congress were almost same as first Continental Congress. After the victory of the battles of Lexington and Concord, the congress moved toward independence from Great Britain, and on July 4th in 1776, the congress issued a Declaration of Independence (The Second Continental Congress).
After the Boston Tea Party, the motivation of Americans to the Independence increased rapidly, and it resulted radical movements toward American Revolution. People had so many battles and discussion about America’s future for a long time to get freedom from the Great Britain. The Boston Tea Party was first big action that people made to show their anger, and it is not exaggeration that if people say it led America to be Independence.
Citation
Boston Tea Party Historical Society
http://www.boston-tea-party.org/timeline.html
Lexington Concord Battle
http://www.sonofthesouth.net/revolutionary-war/battles/battle-lexington-concord.htm
The First Continental Congress
http://www.historywiz.com/continentalcongress.htm
The First Continental Congress: A Dangerous Journey Begins
http://www.ushistory.org/carpentershall/history/congress.htm
The Second Continental Congress
http://www.historywiz.com/secondcontcongress.htm
Pictures
Carpenters’ Hall
http://www.ushistory.org/carpentershall/index.htm
Map of the Battle of Lexington and Concord
http://www.sonofthesouth.net/revolutionary-war/maps/battle-lexington-concord-map.htm
The First Continental Congress
