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After the Boston Tea Party, hostility grew between the American colonies and Great Britain, and colonists were upset by unfair taxation, a lack of representation in Parliament, and restriction of freedoms. Britain tried to maintain control by passing the Coercive Acts, which ignited the colonists' passion to protect their rights and ended with trade boycotts of British goods. King George III ordered troops to squash the rebellious American Patriot insurgence at once and maintain order. The First Continental Congress ended on October 26, 1774 and vowed to meet again in the spring. On November 18, King George III responded to the colonists' plea for help by writing, "The New England colonies are in a state of rebellion, blows must decide."

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