After the Townshend Acts
After the Townshend Acts were passed, the colonists began to take action towards rebellion against the British government and the King of England. They rebelled by throwing tea overboard in the Boston Tea Party and creating secret groups.
The Boston Tea Party
The Bostonians throw tea overboard in order to rebel against the British government and the duties they had to pay on the tea, an everyday staple in most of the colonists' lives.
The Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty, a group created by important figures Samuel Adams and John Adams, was a political group of men who wanted to rebel against the British government and the King of England.