The Revolutionary War Was An Economic Revolution
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Many of the events leading to the Revolutionary War pertained to the production, distribution, and use of income, wealth, and commodities. Some of these events included The Stamp Act of 1765, The Boston Tea Party in 1773, and The Boston Port Act passed in 1774. .
The Stamp Act of 1765 required t ....
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.... houses of royal officials.
On the night of December 16, 1773, three hundred and forty two chests of tea belonging to the East India Company were thrown into the Boston Harbor by American patriots. Patriots disguised themselves as Indians, the event was not secret, supporters cheered from the wharf. Why, given low price for tea, would the colonists be upset by the Tea Act of 1773? The merchants could no longer compete with the low prices offered by the agents of the East India Company. The co ....
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