Boston Tea Party Research Paper
In the 242 years it’s been since December 16th, 1773, The Boston Tea Party still continues to influence American Society to this very day. A famous protest by colonists against British taxes, Massachusetts citizens, disguised as Mohawk Indians, climbed aboard the three ships docked at Griffin’s Wharf, The Dartmouth, The Eleanor, and The Beaver. Utilizing the hatchets they carried with then, they tore open 342 crates of tea and dumped it all into the Boston harbor. Leading up to the incident, the crippling debt from the lasting French and Indian War and the impending demise of Britain’s treasured East India Company became the most powerful catalysts to spur the rebellious action. More so, following the destruction of the tea, the King, and Parliament,
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The Committees of Correspondence were revived in Massachusetts and by February of 1774, they’d been established in all of the colonies except for Pennsylvania and North Carolina. Outrage at England spread like wildfire across the colonies, and support for Boston fled in. Harvest, animals for slaughter, and money were all offered to Bostonians. New York went so far as to pledge a 10 year supply of food if it were needed. The most shocking, and powerful, result of the unity of the colonies was the Continental Congress. Representatives, elected by the people, were all sent to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to work toward liberation from England, even if all did not agree in the way it should be accomplished. Every colony except Georgia sent a delegate to Carpenter’s Hall, the location of Pennsylvania’s congress. From September 5th to October 26th of 1774, these representatives argued and pushed to find a way to gain their freedom. Some were radical, and of the opinion that without total separation, there would never be peace for the American colonies. Others, such as the delegates of New York and Pennsylvania, thought that war was not the answer. They were hopeful of a solution that did not involve bloodshed. With the tensions between the colonies and the motherland of England rising rapidly, the scene was set to further escalate to all out warfare 2 years
The Committees of Correspondence were revived in Massachusetts and by February of 1774, they’d been established in all of the colonies except for Pennsylvania and North Carolina. Outrage at England spread like wildfire across the colonies, and support for Boston fled in. Harvest, animals for slaughter, and money were all offered to Bostonians. New York went so far as to pledge a 10 year supply of food if it were needed. The most shocking, and powerful, result of the unity of the colonies was the Continental Congress. Representatives, elected by the people, were all sent to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to work toward liberation from England, even if all did not agree in the way it should be accomplished. Every colony except Georgia sent a delegate to Carpenter’s Hall, the location of Pennsylvania’s congress. From September 5th to October 26th of 1774, these representatives argued and pushed to find a way to gain their freedom. Some were radical, and of the opinion that without total separation, there would never be peace for the American colonies. Others, such as the delegates of New York and Pennsylvania, thought that war was not the answer. They were hopeful of a solution that did not involve bloodshed. With the tensions between the colonies and the motherland of England rising rapidly, the scene was set to further escalate to all out warfare 2 years