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Boston Tea Party

Boston Tea Party. The Boston Tea Party occurred on Thursday, December 16, 1773 in Boston Harbor, Boston, Massachusetts. After French and Indian War conclusion in 1763, King George III and his government looked to taxing the American colonies as a way of paying their war costs. [5]

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Boston Tea Party

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  1. BostonTeaParty

  2. The Boston Tea Party occurred on Thursday, December 16, 1773 in Boston Harbor, Boston, Massachusetts.

  3. After French and Indian War conclusion in 1763, King George III and his government looked to taxing the American colonies as a way of paying their war costs. [5] • But it was the Crown's attempt to tax tea that spurred the colonists to action and laid the groundwork for the American Revolution. [5]

  4. In previous years, the 13 colonies saw a number of commercial tariffs including: [5] • Sugar Act of 1764, which taxed sugar, coffee, and wine. • Stamp Act of 1765, which put a tax on all printed matter, such as newspapers and playing cards. • Townshend Acts of 1767 which placed taxes on items like glass, paints, paper, and tea. • The Tea Act of 1773 was the last straw.

  5. The Sons of Liberty had secret meetings at which they discussed how best to get their message across to Great Britain, that the American people wanted more of a role in governing themselves. • Samuel Adams organized a boycott of tea from China sold by the British East India Company, whose sales in the colonies then fell from 900,000 pounds in 1769 to 237,000 pounds in just 3 years.[9]

  6. Three ships from London, the Dartmouth, the Eleanor and the Beaver, sailed into Boston Harbor from November 28th to December 8, 1773, carrying the tea across the Atlantic. [8]

  7. Dartmouth’s captain Hall, carried 114 chest of tea, the ship arrived on Sunday November 28th.[7] • Eleanor’s captain Coffin, carried 114 chest of tea, the ship arrived on Thursday December 2nd.[7] • Beaver’s captain Bruce, carried 112 chest of tea, the ship arrived on Wednesday December 15th. [7]

  8. Loaded with tea from the East India Company, they were all anchored at Griffin’s Wharf but were prevented from unloading their cargo at Boston harbor. [8]

  9. Demanding that the tea be returned to where it came from or face consequences, the Sons of Liberty, led by Samuel Adams began to meet to determine the fate of the three cargo ships in the Boston harbor. [8]

  10. Sons of Liberty dumping the tea in to the harbor. [1]

  11. By nine o'clock p.m., the Sons of Liberty had emptied a total of 340 crates of tea into Boston Harbor. [8]

  12. Some Sons of Liberty would mix the tea in the sea so nobody would see it. [1]

  13. Some Boston citizens cheered as the Sons of Liberty dumped tea in to the harbor. [1]

  14. Because the Sons of Liberty were disguised as Native Americans, they could claim that they were not guilty of dumping the tea. [2] • A British tax collector saw the Sons of Liberty dumping the tea in to the sea. He told them that they would have to pay all the taxes for the lost tea. [2]

  15. Then the very next year saw the passage of what came to be called the Intolerable Acts, one of which closed the port of Boston entirely. • The Boston Tea Party has been seen as helping spark the American Revolution!!

  16. References • www.howtoboilafrog.com/images/frogblog/boston_tea.jpg • www.library.thinkquest.org • www.socialstudiesforkids.com • www.acedemickids.com • www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/teaparty.htm • www.iboston.org/mcp.php?pid=bostonTeaParty • www.boston-tea-party.org/martmouth.html • www.bostonteapartyship.com/history.asp • www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/popup_teaprty.html

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