The boston tea party was the first major act of defiance by the colonists. what were the colonists protesting?

At the Boston Tea Party, the colonists were protesting the taxes imposed by the British to the colonies.

Explanation:

The Boston Tea Party was the political protest of the people of Boston (Massachusetts, United States) against the British government at the end of 1773. It is one of the most important national events in the United States.

In order to get colonies to recognize British tax law, Parliament only allowed taxable tea exports. American protests and a boycott forced the tea-ships to return unpicked except for the Boston ship, which remained in the port waiting to be unloaded. The local general assembly ordered it to return, but the governor denied it. By law, the ship was to be dismantled by December 16, 1773, when 60 Indian-dressed Bostonians sneaked in the evening. They threw all the precious tea boxes into the sea, and the port guards and customs officers couldn't stop them. The event was an American protest against British imposed taxes. The British, for their part, viewed the events in Boston as a riot, retaliated, leading to retaliatory repression, and eventually sent troops in 1775 to defeat the plunderers, leading to years of war and the American Declaration of Independence.

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explanation:

1) checks and balances- this idea is implemented in the constitution to ensure that no one branch of the federal government gains too much power. for example, the legislative branch(congress) can approve a bill that will then be sent to the executive branch (president). if the president does not like the bill or thinks that it violates the rights of citizens, he/she can veto the bill. vetoing the bill stops the bill from becoming a law. this check on power ensures that congress makes laws that do not violate the rights of citizens.

2) anti-federalists do not want to ratify the constitution unless it includes a bill of rights. the anti-federalists are worried that the constitution gives too much power to the federal government. having a strong central government caused problems when the us was still part of great britain. this is why the anti-federalists are fearful of this type of system.

3) federalists want a new constitution passed because it will fix america's weak political structure. before the us constitution is implemented, the constitution being used is known as the articles of confederation. this constitution has an extremely weak central government, allowing for disunity among the states.

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