Boston Tea Party
By: Eric Neutzling
What caused it
- British imposed the Stamp Act and Townsend act.
- British removed all taxes but tea.
- British passed tea act, allowing company to sell cheaper tea.
- To ruin smugglers who charged more.
- Americans were still mad about tax.
What happened
- 3 ships loaded with tea went to Boston harbor.
- Sons of Liberty didn't let ships unload.
- Threatened to kill anyone who tried to unload tea.
- Ships were going to leave, but Governor of Massachusetts ordered ships to unload.
Days before the Boston Tea Party
- December 16th 1773
- 50 sons of liberty participated
- Dressed as Mohawk Indians
- Boarded the tea ships.
- Different stories about the crew and what the were doing.
- Some said that the Indians locked them in the hold, others said the crew wasn't there.
- Dumped 342 boxes of tea.
- Everyone escaped.
Boston Tea Party
Results of the Boston Tea Party
- Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts.
- Closed Boston Harbor.
- Gave the Americans courage.
- Led to the first Continental Congress.
- Sparked the civil war.