The Boston Tea Party and the Intolerable Acts led to the country delegates coming together from various colonies to discuss their grievances and plan a unified response against British rule.
The Boston Tea Party involved a group of American colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians who boarded British ships and throwing an entire shipment of tea into Boston Harbor. This act of protest was a direct response to the Tea Act of 1773 which granted the British East India Company a monopoly on tea sales in the American colonies.
The Boston Tea Party was a symbol of colonial resistance to taxation without representation as the colonists had no say in the taxation policies imposed by the British Parliament. This bold and defiant act resonated with many Patriots across the colonies who saw it as a stand against British oppression.
In retaliation to the Boston Tea Party, the British Parliament passed the Coercive Acts in 1774 (Intolerable Acts) to punish Massachusetts and tighten British control over the colonies.
These outraged colonists throughout the Thirteen Colonies. Many saw them as a direct assault on their rights and freedoms. As news of these oppressive measures spread, it fostered a sense of unity among the colonists prompting them to support Massachusetts and its struggle against British tyranny.