Roads to Revolution 1689 1776 Because the Tea Act applied to papers, newspapers, advertisements, and other publications and legal documents, it was viewed by the colonists as a means of censorship or knowledge tax on rights of colonists to speak freely. The Tea Act: The Folly of Britain and the Ruin of America Taxation without Reactions to the Stamp Act The Sons and Daughters of Liberty are Formed Stamp Act Congress: the first gathering of elected representatives from several of the American colonies to devise a unified protest against new British taxation If this be treason, then let us make the most of it Patrick Henry Tarred and Feathered Under the Liberty Tree Coordinated boycotts prompted the British Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act casket A writs of assistance is a written order (a writ) issued by a court instructing a law enforcement official, such as a sheriff or a tax collector, to perform a certain task. Seventy percent of the tea imported by the East India Company was Congou (kung-foo). Ninety percent of the tea drunk in the colonies was smuggled in. An average colonist drank three cups daily. Boston Tea Party: Mobs turned back tea ships in several ports and dumped shiploads into Boston Harbor.