he Boston Tea Party (referred to in its time simply as "the destruction of the tea" or by other informal names and so named until half a century later,[2]) was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, a city in the British colony of Massachusetts, against the tax policy of the British government and the East India Company that controlled all the tea imported into the colonies. On December 16, 1773, after officials in Boston refused to return three shiploads of taxed tea to Britain, a group of colonists boarded the ships and destroyed the tea by throwing it into Boston Harbor. The incident remains an iconic event of American history, and other political protests often refer to it.…
Boston Tea Party – The Boston Tea Party was initiated as a result of the defiance of the taxation acts that were passed by the British Parliament. While some colonies such as New York conceded to the passes of acts such as the Tea Act, Boston did not partake in the same. On December 16th 1773, Sons of Liberty under Samuel Adams attacked a ship ferrying tea and threw the merchandise overboard which led to the British enacting the Coercive Act in 1774. This push and pull stunts led the colonists closer to the revolution.…
1. Using the critical thinking skills you have gained so far and referring to the materials provided for this assignment, identify two possible strategies that Thomas Hutchinson or Samuel Adams likely used to develop and improve their thinking as those historical events unfolded prior to taking a stand and acting according to their beliefs.…
The Boston massacre was the first battle of the american revolution. Paul Revere wanted to get more people to be on their side so that they could go to war with Britain to gain their freedom. So that they didn’t have to by the tea that went along with the tea act passed by parliament.…
The Boston Tea Party was an a very important event. People called the Sons of Liberty got on to England's boats and put tea in Boston harbor. They dress up as Mohawk Indians.The son of liberty dress like Mohawk Indians because if they did not dress up as Mohawk Indians and get caught by the British they would be sentenced to death. The…
The nickname “The Boston Tea Party” that refers to the rebellious actions of dumping tea into Boston harbor was actually given in a later time period. The original name that colonist described it as was “The Destruction of the Tea”.1An important man named George Robert Twelves Hewes gives a personal recollection of his participation during the prerevolutionary war. Hewes was renounced a hero in his later years towards his hundredth birthday. He was the last know survivor of the massacre, a leader during the tea party, and a privateer. Hewes’ story helps identify how ordinary men were treated in the American and their opinions of equality in the late eighteenth century. A revolution was necessary to impede…
Paul Revere was born January 1, 1735, and died in his home city of Boston on May 10, 1818. Paul Revere’s first wife was Sarah Orne and they got married in 1757 and they had eight children. Not long after her unexpected death in 1773, Paul Revere married another woman and her name was Rachel Walker and they had eight children. Paul Revere took part in the Boston Tea Party. He also alerted the Lexington Minutemen about the approach of the British in 1775. Paul Revere was a silversmith and ardent colonialist. He set up for the famous ride on April 18,1775. He retired from his career in 1811 at the age of 76. Paul Revere became a Freemason in 1760, and soon joined two more overtly political groups- The Sons Of Liberty and the North End Caucus.…
1. Using the critical thinking skills you have gained and the materials provided for this assignment, identify two possible strategies that Thomas Hutchinson or Samuel Adams, or both, likely used to develop and improve his thinking prior to taking a stand and acting according to his beliefs.…
The Boston Massacre, was the first bloodshed between the British and the American colonists, which ultimately lead to war between the two. Here, I will discuss the events leading up to the Massacre, which the hostilities of the colonial people will be discussed. I believe that the British troops fired the first shot, but were ultimately lead to this point through the colonists antagonization.…
The Boston massacre took place on March 5, 1770 . It was a street fight between angry colonists and a group of English soldiers. The colonists were angry and looking to make trouble, they threw snowballs and continued to anger the English men. The soldiers eventually fired shots on the unarmed group of colonists and killed a few of them. The soldiers were already unwelcomed by the colonists, but after this event, the colonists hated them and would continue to…
After the French and Indian war, British parliament executed several laws that seemed unfair to the colonists in order to recover from the expensive war. Laws consisted of housing British troops and paying taxes on items like tea, sugar, stamps, etc. The British government argued that the best option was to raise taxes on colonists. On march 5th, 1770 colonists reached a critical point in which they felt the need to take violent actions towards the mother country. On this particular day colonists opened fire against the British troops which became known as the Boston massacre or the incident on king street. News regarding the incident spread throughout the colonies via letters or images like Paul revere’s popular depiction of the Boston massacre.…
In the colonies, thousands of miles away from the mother country of England, a revolution is stirring. Tensions are rough due to the colonist’s desire to be on their own and England’s attempt to reign in the rowdy Americans. To tighten the chains on the Americans after decades of salutary neglect the British try many things. They began to enforce the navigation acts that have been in place but overall ignored for decades. They also put in place new things like the Proclamation of 1763 which prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.…
The Boston Massacre was when a group of colonists came in a mob and taunted British soldiers. One of them panicked and shot at the people. The rest of the people panicked too so they all shot at the colonists. There were 5 people dead including a man who was half African American and half Native American. His name was Crispus Attucks. Paul Revere heard of it and made a picture making the British look really bad to everyone. The cause, the effects, and the people involved were all important to the American Revolution.…
The Boston Massacre brought about questions and arguments between Great Britain and the colonies that had been under surface for quite some time. Most people think of the Boston Massacre as some riled up colonists tormenting the invasive redcoats and then paying the price of antagonizing, but there was a much bigger meaning behind the killings. As in any war, there were two very different stories from either side trying to validate their actions. All of the Acts and restrictions placed upon the colonies had finally boiled to the point of explosion; there was much more behind the Boston Massacre than it seems on the surface. The massacre was the peak, not the start of the colonists’ rebellion.…
The Boston Tea Party was a significant event in the years leading up to the American Revolution. By 1773 tensions were mounting as British America’s relationship with Mother England became increasing strained. The British Empire has secured victory in the French and Indian Wars but had run up an incredible war debt. King George III and the British Government looked to taxing goods in the American colonies as a means to replenish its treasury. It was in this the passing of the Tea Act 1773 that ignited a standoff and brought the issue of taxation without representation in Parliament to head. As a result, the colonists took action and began overt revolt to British rule in the Americas (Boston Tea Party Historical Society). This paper will explore the incidents that led up to the Boston Tea Party and its impact on subsequent events leading up to the American Revolution.…