BUILDING TENSIONS

BRITISH TOOK JOBS AWAY FROM COLONIST

• Colonist taunt British soldiers with ice balls
• Called them names (lobsterback)
• Made fun of soldiers red coats

EFFECT

• By confusion British soldiers shoot guns (5 times)
• 5 colonist die

THE BOSTON TEA PARTY

Colonist upset at being forced to buy tea from British East India Tea Company

Colonist threw tea off boats

THE INTOLERABLE ACT

THE BRITISH PAST 7 NEW LAWS TO THE COLONIST

• First Continential Congress meets to fight
• Intolerable Act

BY MARK & MATTHEW