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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.
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What is the day and date that the Boston Tea Party went into effect and when did it end?
what is the date of the boston tea party
What were some of the taxed items in the sugar act?
Obviously, sugar was one of the things taxed in the sugar act. But other things such as molasses, select wines, cloth, and some coffee were taxed because they did not come from the colonies.
How did the loyalists feel about the Boston Tea Party?
I know that the loyalists didn't appriciate the Boston Tea Party because the way that they punished the colonists (With the Intolerable Acts)
Who organize the Boston Tea Party?
Hancock paid and organized it and used the son's of Liberty to perform it.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.
How long did it take to build the Boston tea party?
The Boston Tea party wasn't something that was made or built, but an event that took place one night for a few hours. The Son's of Liberty had organized the protest to protest the British lowering the tea tax. They smuggled in Dutch tea and when the English tea price was lowered it took away business from them.
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What as the Difference between Boston Tea Party and Boston Massacre?
The Boston Massacre was one of many early events that happened in 1770. It was made into a propaganda paper with art by Paul Revere to stir up public opinions. The tea party was a group of smugglers throwing tea into Boston Harbor to protest the lowering of the tea tax making the smuggled Dutch tea higher in cost. It happened in 1773 resulting in the closing of the harbor. There were 3 years difference. They weren’t so much connected, but symbolic of the problems in the colonies and the king.
How did the Boston Tea Party promote the American identity?
I don't think it has promoted an American identity. The story we think we know is not the real story so what we know is myth. The British didn't raise the tea tax but LOWERED the tax. Smugglers were upset over the reduced tax because it meant that the cost of the tea they smuggled into the colonies was higher priced than British tea. It was smugglers that threw the tea into the harbor and it wasn't the Sons of Liberty dressed as indians. This gives the story a different light, but if you think about it the story becomes more real.
They wanted to help America's new industries compete with foreign industries.
What were the goals of the Boston Tea Party?
The goal was to protest against the tea act, in their efforts the colonists hoped that Brtitian would repeal it, but it only made the king more and more angry, and it led to more un-fair taxing
What acts did England pass to punish Massachusetts for the Boston tea party?
The intolerable acts. They closed the harbor and passed many other taxes.
When did the colonies start getting taxed for tea?
They started getting taxed around 1773, the time of the Boston Tea Party
It required the colonists pay tax on tea and that did not go over well with them.
What were the sons of library?
This was a group started by Samuel Adams who was a smuggler in the colonies and didn't like the British lowering the tea tax which made the price of tea less than the smuggled Dutch tea he sold. The Sons of Liberty collected guns and powder to use for future conflicts.
Why did the men who took part in the Boston Tea Party want to keep their identities kept a secret?
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 view of colonists' was expressed through the Boston tea party?
The colonist's view of maverick-like freedom was put to full capacity, as they protested the Tea act of 1776, and told Britain to BTFU.
Why is it ironic that Jon Adams defended the British soldiers responsible for the Boston massacre?
The Bloody Massacre In King Street (Boston Massacre) was one of the events triggering the American Revolution. Still, John Adams believed everyone, even hated British soldiers, deserved an honest trial. Later, John Adams helped write and signed the Declaration of Independence. He spoke passionately against England's efforts to control the colonies and was instrumental in bringing George Washington to lead the American troops in revolt against England.
What were the events that linked the Boston massacre at the Boston tea party?
They weren't linked. The only thing is they both happened in Boston and were years apart. The Boston Massacre was spun by Paul Revere in hand bills to create distrust between the colonies and the British. The events we think we know for the massacre and the tea party are NOT what really happened. Watch the history channel program on the Boston Massacre in the series unknown history.
