The During The American Revolution - 1226 Words

During the early American Revolution, Boston was a place where at the time colonies could not find peace. After gaining their independence from the French and Indian war, they had been put so far in debt that the British began taxing them to pay it off. The colonies were so angry about these taxes that they began to revolt against them. They were angry because these decisions were made without their consent, they didn’t have any one to speak for them in the parliament. All the revolts on taxes like the sugar act, tea act, and stamp act lead to the Boston Tea Party on December 16, 1773. A big group of Bostonians marched to the Boston Harbor and threw 340 chests of tea into the water. As a response of this, British passed the Coercive Acts†¦show more content†¦After the coercive acts, they demanded to have a meeting with the British. At the First Continental Congress in Pennsylvania from September 5 to October 26, 1774 representatives from 12 of the 13 colonies met to t ry to persuade the British to recognize their rights. This resulted in them letting the colonies to the rights of life, liberty, property, and the right to establish their own taxes within the colonies. This calmed it down a little but the British kept Sending troops to Boston making them mad. They were determined. Determination and hope led them to win the revolution because they found a way to keep the colonies up and strong throughout the whole time. The provincial congress members had met up to discuss the colonies. â€Å"He turned from †¦ lectures of caution and prudence to asserting and defending the most bold and undisguised principles of liberty, and defying in their very teeth the agents of the crown.† The Bostonians weren’t afraid to disobey their mother country and fight for their new country. Even though they were considered British people in America, they had never seen or gone to the other side of the Atlantic. Therefore, the Americas was there home and they were determined to fight for its independence and get away from the British. The American Revolution was started from a spark that was ignited in Boston. It was led to be an American victory because of Boston’s endless hope of winning the war