I think it was the Age of Discovery. After the Crusades and the fall of Feudalism,
the growth of towns and commerce attracted interest in other lands that began
during the Crusades when they were exposed the silks and spices being traded
there. This prompted European powers to
embark on journeys to establish trade routes as well as find new lands to
colonize.
The army was segregated before the Tuskegee Airmen were formed
Paul Revere (a silversmith) used his profession as a mean of protest in the 1760s by creating engravings to promote colonial protests. (he created engravings to promote colonial protests.)
Answer:
The "Tea Party" happened in 1770. The Americans threw about $1 million dollars worth of tea into the harbor over the tax placed on the tea. They (Samuel Adams in particular) wanted to send the message "taxation without representation is intolerable."
King George was not particularly happy with his Massachusetts colony prior to the dumping of the tea, but afterward his anger was almost unbridled.
In retribution King George ordered all governors be replaced by English Governor Generals. He also ordered the court system, particularly the maritime courts, be presided over by English judges. And although these acts were meant to apply to all 13 colonies, nowhere were they more obvious than Massachusetts which the King considered the root of all disharmony. He was probably right on that point.
