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Who threw tea into the Boston harbor?

The son's of liberty threw the bags of tea into the Boston Harbor.


What was the name of the group of colonists that carried out the Boston tea party?

Hancock paid and organized it and had Samuel Adams organize the men.They didn't dress up. This is part of the fable. The Boston Tea Party was a protest of the lowering of the cost of the British tea by the government and the East India tea company who had gotten a bail out from the crown in 1773. The smugglers in the colonies found the Dutch tea that they sold was higher in price than the British tea, so they staged the Boston Tea Party and others in harbors in the colonies ( Hamilton was one of the largest smugglers in the colonies and a founding member of the Son's of Liberty). The cost of tea also went as far back as the Navigation Acts and the restricting of trade to and from the colonies passed from 1650-1733. Tea was also taxed in 1767 in the Townsend Acts.


Who or what organized the Boston Tea Party?

Hancock was the primary supporter of the Son's of Liberty and Samuel Adams .They didn't dress up. This is part of the fable. The Boston Tea Party was a protest of the lowering of the cost of the British tea by the government and the East India tea company who had gotten a bail out from the crown in 1773. The smugglers in the colonies found the Dutch tea that they sold was higher in price than the British tea, so they staged the Boston Tea Party and others in harbors in the colonies ( Hamilton was one of the largest smugglers in the colonies and a founding member of the Son's of Liberty). The cost of tea also went as far back as the Navigation Acts and the restricting of trade to and from the colonies passed from 1650-1733. Tea was also taxed in 1767 in the Townsend Acts.


Who led opposition to the townsend acts?

Samuel Adams, a leader of the Boston Sons of Liberty.


What was Paul Revere doing on the night of Dec 16 with the other Sons of Liberty in Boston Harbor?

Leading the Sons of Liberty to the Boston Tea Party.

Related Questions

Who led the Sons of Liberty's effort to correspond with other colonies about threats to Boston's liberty?

Samuel Adams


Who led the sons of liberty's effort to correspond with other colonies about threats to Boston liberty?

Samuel Adams


Who led the son of liberty effort to correspond with other colonies about threats to Boston liberty?

Samuel Adams


Who threw tea into the Boston harbor?

The son's of liberty threw the bags of tea into the Boston Harbor.


How does engraving tell a different story from the above description of Boston massacre?

this engraving by Paul Revere a leader of Boston son's liberty was sent through out of the colonies in the following weeks to arouse anti British feelings.


Was the sons of liberty a group of men from Boston and othernew England colonies?

Sons of Liberty was organized by Sam Adams the cousin of John Adams. Sam was the biggest smuggler in the colonies and the man who backed him was Hancock . They were in New England and Boston and used the coves and coastlines to bring in goods off of ships. There was a total of 350 men who were on the roster for the group.


What events in Boston helped bring Britain and the colonies to war?

On December 16,1773,members of the Sons of Liberty went onto three ships filled with tea. They dumped the tea into the Boston Harbor. This event is called the Boston Tea Party.


How does the engraving tell a different story from the description of the Boston massacre?

this engraving by Paul Revere a leader of Boston son's liberty was sent through out of the colonies in the following weeks to arouse anti British feelings.


How does the engraving tell a story from the above description of the Boston massacre?

this engraving by Paul Revere a leader of Boston son's liberty was sent through out of the colonies in the following weeks to arouse anti British feelings.


How does the engraving tell a different story of the description of the Boston massacre?

this engraving by Paul Revere a leader of Boston son's liberty was sent through out of the colonies in the following weeks to arouse anti British feelings.


How does the engraving tell a different story from the above description the Boston massacre?

this engraving by Paul Revere a leader of Boston son's liberty was sent through out of the colonies in the following weeks to arouse anti British feelings.


What was the name of the group of colonists that carried out the Boston tea party?

Hancock paid and organized it and had Samuel Adams organize the men.They didn't dress up. This is part of the fable. The Boston Tea Party was a protest of the lowering of the cost of the British tea by the government and the East India tea company who had gotten a bail out from the crown in 1773. The smugglers in the colonies found the Dutch tea that they sold was higher in price than the British tea, so they staged the Boston Tea Party and others in harbors in the colonies ( Hamilton was one of the largest smugglers in the colonies and a founding member of the Son's of Liberty). The cost of tea also went as far back as the Navigation Acts and the restricting of trade to and from the colonies passed from 1650-1733. Tea was also taxed in 1767 in the Townsend Acts.