Things that you can know about the Boston Tea party
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The Cause of the Boston Tea Party was the Tea Act. The Tea Act leads to the Boston Tea Party because the colonists did not like the tax on tea, so Samuel Adams and the Sons Of Liberty snuck onto 3 ships to end the disaster of taxes! The Colonists did not think that the Tea act was fair, so they had the Boston Tea Party.
The Boston Tea Party itself
On a night of December 15, 1773, Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty boarded 3 ships unattended armed with a variety of axes, dressed up as Mohawk Indians. In a
time of 3 hours, 340 tea crates that weighed as much as 92,000 lbs, were broken and thrown into the Boston Harbor. Roughly, all this destruction costed £9,659 in British currency. Imagine the British East India Company reacting to this event. Sons Of Liberty throwing tea Crates off the ship Why were the Sons of Liberty dressed up?? The Sons of Liberty dressed up as Mohawks because if they were caught, they would face major consequences. In addition, they also dressed up to hide their identity, so that the British people on the boat do not tie the Sons of Liberty up. Swiftships When it comes to the ships, they are always left out, so here they are: The Beaver: The Beaver, was the last ship to arrive because of smallpox that affected every crew member on board the ship. Also, The Beaver was held in quarantine to get rid of the small pox. The quarantine was on the outside of harbor, that is why the Beaver was the last ship to arrive. The Dartmouth: The Dartmouth arrived just before the Beaver. Dartmouth arrived on November, 28, 1773. Which was a month before the Beaver arrived. The Eleanor: The Eleanor arrived on December, 2, which was a month after the Dartmouth arrived. The William: The William was supposed to arrive, but was caught in a violent storm, it ran off Cape Cod violently , on December 10. What was the Tea Act? The Tea act, which was passed by Parliament on May,10,1773. The Tea Act explained that the only company that can sell tea to the American Colonies was the British East India Company. This is why the Colonists got on their nerves and broke and threw 340 crates of tea!!! After the Destruction After the destruction, Parliament passed the Coercive acts, which Benjamin Franklin passed down, saying that all the tea that was destroyed must be payed for. Therefore, the payment in U.S Dollars would be $1.7 million. That would be a lot of money to pay for tea. Conclude this all up! In conclusion, without the Boston Tea Party we Americans, would still be ruled by the British. Remember, this event leads to the American Revolutionary War. Also, without the American Revolution, we would have never been Americans.
Many people believe that the Boston Tea Party arose just because of the Tea Act that came into play in 1773, but in-fact, this major statement arose from two issues surrounding the British Empire in 1765. The first of the issues was that the British East India Company was at risk of going under and the Parliament was finding ways to bring it back. The second issue was that there was a continuing dispute about the extent of the Parliament’s authority. Many colonists believe that the Parliament went overboard with their power and the people were concerned about the future. Attempting to resolve these two major issues, the North Ministry only worsened the problem and produced a showdown that would eventually result in revolution.
The British were facing economic difficulties after the French and Indian war; therefore, they passed taxes on the colonies to help repay the debt. Initially, the British introduced the Sugar Act in 1764. The colonists did not approve of the British taking control over them. The colonists opposed the Sugar Act because they had to pay three cent tax on sugar. In addition, the Sugar Act increased the taxes on coffee, indigo, and wine. This act was the start of colonist frustration. Subsequently came the Stamp Act the following year in 1765. The Stamp Act was the mind changer for many colonists known as the Patriots. The Patriots started forming as a result of England enforcing acts. The patriots believed the colonies should go to war and separate
When the Boston Tea Party occurred on the evening of December 16,1773, it was the culmination of many years of bad feeling between the British government and her American colonies. The controversy between the two always seemed to hinge on the taxes, which Great Britain required for the upkeep of the American colonies. Starting in 1765, the Stamp Act was intended by Parliament to provide the funds necessary to keep peace between the American settlers and the Native American population. The Stamp Act was loathed by the American colonists and later repealed by parliament.
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The men were really the Sons of Liberty led by Samuel Adams. The Sons of Liberty was a group who was formed to protest British taxation and to protect the rights of colonists. They started walking to the harbor that night in their disguises and more men joined them until the group had about 150 people. They walked to the ship and when one guard tried to stop them. A man in the group raised his gun and said, “The path is wide enough for all of us; we have nothing to do with you and intend you no harm-if you keep your own way peacefully we shall keep ours.” He was smart when he stepped aside. The men ordered the captain and the crew below and used their axes to open up the crates and throw the tea leaves into the harbor. Anyone who tried to steal the tea leaves instead of throwing it overboard was either beaten or tossed overboard. After the main event, some of the Sons of Liberty got in canoes and started batting down the leaves. They vowed to not eat fish from Boston harbor because they fish had been swimming through the tea.
George Hewes’ account of the Boston Tea party is considered a firsthand account of a historically significant event. The Boston Tea party took place the night of December 16, 1773 on three ships anchored in Boston Harbor. Hewes recounts the events leading up to the Boston Tea Party, the actual attack on the ships and its aftermath. He provides descriptive narration thus contributing to the historical context surround the Tea party. This event and many others leading up to it, provide a colorful backdrop on the eve of the American Revolution.
The Boston Massacre came about because the British troops came into town and tried to enforce the Townshend Act, which placed a tax on tea, paper, glass and some other products from England (History.com). The people of Boston hated this idea and rapidly started to rebel. At this point people believed that the British were the first to start the confrontation, but they were wrong. The colonists started the riot. The colonists started throwing things at the soldiers, such as snowballs, sticks and rocks (Rebecca Beatrice Brooks).
The time period around the American Revolution and after saw great changes happening in the world. On ones side of the Earth you have a group of colonies about to engage in a war in order to earn their freedom from Great Britain and create a new nation. A building block of frustration toward the war took place on the night of December 16, 1773, where a group of colonist decided they wanted to get back on Great Britain for the newly imposed tax on tea. Along with this later comes one of the most influential works of literature the Declaration of Independence. On the other side of the world and about 60 years later you had the first print of Hokusai’s The Great Wave. One of the most well-known images that has been printed on anything from shower curtains to cars. An image that can be seen from a different perspective depending on where you come from. In this paper I will explain just how impactful the Boston Tea Party, the Declaration of Independence, and The Great Wave have been on the world.
The Boston Tea Party was significant act of civil disobedience that worried the Americans about the issue of taxation, but it helped spark the Revolutionary War. The Boston Tea Party took place on December 16, 1773 and it created the issue of taxation causing the Tea Act to appear. I chose the Boston Tea Party because it is an odd
The Boston tea party was a brief incident among many, composing, economic, and political crisis that ultimately caused a revolution. These events consisted of The French and Indian war, the Stamp Act, the Townshend Revenue Act, the Tea Act, and of course the Boston Tea Party. The incident caused by the colonies infuriated the British government therefore as punishment parliament responded to the abuse with the Coercive Acts of 1774 . When the thirteen colonies once again decided to resist the British troops revolution spread. “We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.” This act later on lead to the American Revolutionary War, were years later independence was
In the political cartoon, Tea Bagged, it demonstrated how the Boston Tea Party lead to the American Revolution. This event was monumental in the American Revolution. When it came to the tea act the colonists finally had enough and they wanted to get revenge on the British. They formed a group and came up with a plan to raid the ships, and throw overboard tea. Finlay on the night of December 16, 1773, patriots dressed up as Indians and boarded the boat in the night and threw of tons and tons of tea. The Boston Tea Party was the key-event for the Revolutionary War. With this act, the colonists started the violent part of the revolution. It was the first try of the colonists, to rebel with violence against their own government. It was an important
The connection between Britain and the English colonies was that of the ruling of the colonies by the king of Britain, King George III and his parliament. The king’s ruling was very unfavorable for the colonists because of his tyrannic dictatorship and unjustly taxations. The mere thought of an island ruling an entire continent thousands of miles away with poor communication and lack of supervision of the colonies by the king, did not work in favor of the colonies nor for Britain. Three contributing factors for the outbreak of the American Revolution were (1) the king’s taxes, (2) neglect of the 13 colonies and (3) England’s mercantilism policy. King George III and his decisions were one of the major causes that had the English colonists fumed with anger towards Britain and this eventually led to the American Revolution.
In 1773, the Tea Act placed taxes on tea, threatening the power of the colonies. The colonies, however, fought back by pouring expensive tea into the Boston harbor in an event now known as the Boston Tea Party. The enraged Parliament quickly passed the Intolerable Acts, shutting down the port of Boston and taking control over the colonies.
On the night of December 16th, 1773, the Sons of Liberty snuck onto a boat holding tea in the Boston harbor, dressed as Mohawk Indians, as a