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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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Did King George III have a nickname?

he had three..at least that's what i head..they were "farmer king george", "mad king george", and "bull head george"..well these are what i think..

Did Boston Tea Party come after the Declaration of Independence and before treaty of Paris?

First it was the Boston Tea Party,then the Coersive Acts(also known as the Intolerable Acts),then the first continental congress,then Lexington and concord,then second continental congress,then finally the Declaration of Independence.

What would be a good title for an essay Written on the Boston tea party?

Dumping Tea for Freedom Tea Party for American Freedom Party in Boston

Did The Intolerable Acts lead to the Boston Tea Party?

No, the Intolerable Acts was a result of the Boston Tea Party. The Tea Act led to the Boston Tea Party

Importance of sons of liberty?

The sons of liberty opposed to the Stamp Act, they also were involved in causing rebellion during the Town shed Acts and the Tea Act. To protest the Tea Act, the Sons of Liberty dressed up as Indians and threw British tea off of three ships that were anchored at Boston Harbor.

What really happened at the Boston Tea Party?

angry with the taxes, colonists dressed up as Mohawk Indians, raided three British ships, and dumped 342 crates of tea into the Boston harbor

What month and day did the Boston Tea party occur?

Thursday, December 16, 1773. It happened at the Boston Harbor, on Griffin's Wharf.

What were 3 punishments for the Boston Tea Party?

The laws put on the colonists in 1763 to punish them for the boston tea party were called "The Intolerable Acts."

Was anyone killed or hurt during the Boston tea party?

No, no one died during the Boston Tea Party of February 16, 1776. The ships containing chests of tea were evidently lightly guarded.

Likewise no one was caught, but the Bostonians were punished by the King with the Coercive Acts or Intolerable Acts.

What did England do as a result of the Boston Tea Party?

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.

Did the Boston tea party happen at night or day?

The Boston Massacre happened at night on March 5, 1770.

What kind of clothes did people wear to the Boston tea party?

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 is the Boston tea party connected to the American revolution?

Somewhat, since the Boston Tes Party really symbolizes rebellion against Britain, it was one of the small things that started the war.

Participant in 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.

Was the Boston tea party a turning point in the relationship between the british and the colonists?

The Boston tea party served notice on the British that the American colonists were fed up with the continually increasing number of commodities that the British were levying taxes on. The British required the colonists to buy many things from them, the British.

The Americans had been happy to bypass buying tea from the British, and instead bought tea from various American smugglers at a very lower cost. The British finally caught on to this and blocked the smugglers' ships, forcing the colonists to again purchase from the British.

It didn't take long for the Sons of Liberty to set up a protest, posing as Huron Indians . . . this was the Boston tea party, which involved dumping bales of British tea into Boston Harbor.

Why did Samuel Adam throw the tea?

Adams was not directly involved. The Son's of Liberty were organized and supported by two of the biggest smugglers in the colonies. They were Hancock and Hamilton and they were involved in smuggling items into the colonies. One of those was Dutch tea and until the British started tinkering with the price of tea they were doing very well, but the tax on the British tea was LOWERED so this made the price of the Dutch tea HIGHER. So, they arranged to have the boxes of tea thrown into Boston Harbor. This was an economic issue and not a political one and it makes sense when you think about it.

Who closed the Boston harbor?

The British blocked the harbor so the Americans couldn't do anything.