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Boston Tea Party
In one of the iconic events that sparked the American Revolutionary War, the Boston Tea Party, a group of angry colonists, dumped tea into the Boston Harbor on December 16, 1773, to protest Britain's heavy taxes.
794 Questions
Why did it take a month for the king to find out about the Boston Tea Party?
It took a month for the king to find out about the tea party because the two places were across the Atlantic Ocean and back then they had to take really slow sailing boats.
Why did the Boston Tea Party happened?
The Boston Tea Party happened because the British were not being fair and giving the colonies taxes that were too high (called taxation without representation). So the Colonists rebelled and dumped the tea from the tea ships into the British Harbor. Therefore the Boston Tea Party happened.
The main reason for the Boston Tea Party was in response to the Tea Act of 1773.
What were the causes the effects and the repercussion of the Boston tea party?
Causes:
The East India Company imported tea to the colonies and charged a tax on the tea and to counter this smugglers imported Dutch tea to the colonies. They were able to charge less, but when the British tea LOWERED the tax the Dutch tea became more costly. This upset the smuggler's, one was Hamilton, so they decided to go after the tea ships. The fable about the Native American dressed Son's of Liberty is just that a fable.
Result:
The king was upset when he heard about the tea and closed the harbor of Boston. He also sent more troops into the Boston area which upset the colony. This in turn resulted in April 19, 1775 with the battles of Lexington and Concord, but it won't be until 1776 with the Declaration of Independence that the war will really start.
Why were the intolerable acts a main cause for the Boston Tea Party?
Intended to subdue or bring the colonies into line, these acts failed. The colonials became more resolved to obtain justice and began flirting with the idea of Independence.
And it was punishment for the Boston Tea Party.
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Why does johnny revisit merchant lyte shortly after the trial?
Hedecided to meet him to show him the silver cup that he had. Which would mean Johnny's related to Merchant Lyte
What happened during the Tea Pot Scandal?
President Hardin's Secretary of the Interior made two leases to major oil interests in return for a $404 thousand dollar kickback and almost got away with. The Supreme Court finally determined that both leases were obtained by corrupt means. Harding was not involved, but it destroyed his Presidency.
Why do you think the men who took part in the Boston Tea Party wanted to hide their identities?
They were afraid they would be arrested by the British troops.
The Boston tea party with Samuel Adams and Paul Revere?
Samuel Adams and Paul Revere led Patriots in throwing tea into Boston Harbor to protest tea taxes.
How many pounds of tea did the sons of liberty throgh?
The Sons of Liberty destroyed about 90,000 pounds of tea (about 342 chests) into the water.
Who partisapated in the 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.
What physically and chemically happens to tea that is left out?
If left out more than two or three hours - tea will start to sour - especially if it is sweetened with sugar
How many barrels of tea was thrown at the Boston Tea Party?
three hundred ninety two boxes of tea were thrown into the water, which is now very famously known as "The Boston Tea Party".
Did the Boston tea party take place in Boston?
yes it was a great influence to the Boston tea party and was allied with Massachusetts (the state that Boston was and is in). for punishment resulting in the tea party, shipment was forbidden along the cape and long island sound which affected connecticutt as well as Boston.
Who said America must fear you before she can love you?
Lord North. For more information and a full view of The Historical Writing of John Fiske, Volume 1 copy and paste the URL below
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What did you have to bring to the Boston tea party?
Most of the Boston Tea Party participants brought a disguise to make them look like Indians.
Was the stamp act before or after the Boston Tea Party?
It helped, but it did not start it. It was started when the British kept raising taxes and stripping colonists of their rights.
Who were the stakeholders of the Boston tea party?
There were two audiences, actually. The immediate audience was the angry colonists who were present on December 16, 1773 when the event occurred, as well as those who watched or soon heard about this protest against unfair British taxation of tea. But the other audience was the King of England-- he wasn't there, although his soldiers were, but the colonists were sending him a message. They believed British rule had become too onerous and unjust, and they were ready to take action.
