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Led by Penelope Barker, the all-woman Edenton Tea Party (October 25, 1774) illustrated the influence of women in the colonies, and their support against exploitation of the American colonies by England.
It followed the better known Boston Tea Party of December 16, 1773.
Realistically, what is now called the Edenton Tea Party did not get that name until decades after the event. What happened in 1774 was far more significant in the colonies, as well as in Europe. Until Penelope Barker and her friends took their action. women simply did not engage in political discourse here or abroad.
Penelope Barker was one of the richest women in the colony now known as North Carolina. Where the men at Boston wore costumes and face paint to hid their identity, the women at Edenton met for the purpose of sending the King a clear and strong message and had the courage to actually sign their names to the petition they produced. It is not known it they actually had tea, but it is believed that they did not throw any into the Albemarle Sound.
When their petition arrived in England, it created such a stir that London's cartoonists used it as fodder for ridicule. A copy of one such cartoon now hangs in the Barker House in Edenton.
Barker was not alone as a significant player in the colonies demanding independence from England. The Edenton Historical Commission maintains a web site that quotes from their petition and lists the names of signers. (see related link)
So the Edenton Tea Party was not really a tea party, it was the launching of woman's political liberation.
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In whose home did the edenton tea party actually occur?
The Edenton tea party acually occured in the home of Mrs.Elezabeth King on the village green in Edenton.
What year did the edenton tea party start?
In 1774
Who led the women of the edenton tea party?
Penelope Barker
Why did the Edenton Tea Party take place?
It happened because the Boston tea party triggered the women to react to it.
How many women were involved in the the edenton tea party?
51 women were involved
What did Penelope Barker do?
Penelope Barker was a prominent figure in the American Revolution who organized and led the Edenton Tea Party. In 1774, she rallied 51 women from Edenton, North Carolina to sign a protest known as the "Edenton Tea Party Resolves," which expressed their support for the American boycott of British goods. This act of defiance by women was seen as a significant statement of political unity and resistance against British rule.
What was the purpose of the Coercive Acts?
the purpose was to punish colonist for throwing shiploads of tea into Boston harbor during the Boston tea party.
Why did the colonists hold the Boston and Edenton tea parties?
The colonists held the Boston and Edenton tea parties because they wanted to tell the British, and make sure they understood it too, "No taxation without representation!"
Who organized the edenton tea party in 1774?
It was organized by Mrs. Penelope Barke on October 25, 1774. For more information, check out the related link.
What was the purpose coercive act?
the purpose was to punish colonist for throwing shiploads of tea into Boston harbor during the Boston tea party.
What the purpose of the Boston tea party?
The purpose of the Boston Tea Party, was to show the British government that the colonists were mad that they were being taxed on Tea. So a group of men called the Sons of Liberty, threw 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor, to show their anger.
What was the purpose of the Boston party?
The purpose of the Boston Tea Party, was to show the British government that the colonists were mad that they were being taxed on Tea. So a group of men called the Sons of Liberty, threw 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor, to show their anger.
