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Beers with our Founding Fathers

of taxation without representation by oppression as subjects

of England heightened. Conference committees were
formed throughout the colonies, which for the first time

began uniting the colonies against the oppression of
England.

 The Tea Act of 1773 – This act further taxed tea, and was

specific to save the East India Company (of England) from

bankruptcy. It allowed for the reimbursement of duties paid
by the company for tea imported by the colonies. This
allowed the company to price tea below market, to the

disadvantage of other tea imports by the colonists –

impacting their business and trade ventures. Enacted in
May, several months later on December 16th 1773, Samuel

Adams organized the ‘Sons of Liberty’ from several
Bostonians to dress up as native Indians to board ships with

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