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What was the effect of tea act?
The people of the colonies threw the tea in to the Boston Harbor. We have called this the Boston Tea Party.
Who were the people that dumped all the tea out into the water in the Boston tea party?
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How many people died during the blockade at Boston harbor?
5
Do people live on Boston's harbor islands?
you can view link as HTML or pdf"only two people live there"
Did Samuel Adams organize the Boston tea party?
No one organized it. That is one of the great legends of our nation. What really happened was a group of people ( some may have been Sons of Liberty) were in one of the pubs and they were complaining about the tax on tea and the East Indian company. Some one suggested that they go dump the tea in the harbor, so they decided to meet at the docks. A few went home and dressed up as Indians and picked up a hatchet or two. They boarded 3 ships and threw the chests of tea overboard into Boston Harbor.
Why would it lead to hard times for Boston that they closed the Boston Harbor?
At the time, Boston's economy was largely dependent on the trade - import and export - that was based on Boston's position as a major harbor. Blockading that harbour would lead to almost all its imports and exports coming to a standstill, people losing their jobs etc.
Who dump tea into the harbor in protest of unfair taxes?
People dressed up as mohawk Indians in Boston.
What is the name given to the action taken to prevent the landing of English tea in Boston harbor?
The tea was all ready in port when the Boston Tea Party took place. According to eyewitness accounts there were 2,000 people there when the tea was thrown into the harbor.
What is the name given to the action taken to prevent the landing of English tea in the Boston Harbor?
The tea was all ready in port when the Boston Tea Party took place. According to eyewitness accounts there were 2,000 people there when the tea was thrown into the harbor.
How much money did you have to pay in the stamp act?
that it was so much they decided to dump it into the Boston harbor which was called the Boston tea party.
What did Britain do about their tea getting dumped in the harbor?
Because they were outraged that England MADE the colonist buy all their tea from the English and British, and this was a way they could express how they felt. So when the ship landed on the dock with their tea and some people dressed up as Indians and threw out the crates of tea into the Boston Harbor, and to serve the colonist a punishment, they blocked the people with ships by the Boston Harbor!
What legislation led to the closing of boston's port in 1774?
The British Closed the Harbor and made the boston people pay for the tea that had been dumped.the colonists got very angry.
