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Protest

5 things you probably

didn’t know about… THE BOSTON TEA PARTY

THEBOSTONTEAPARTY In Colonial America, the

first instance of organised
resistance against the British
was the Boston Tea Party.
It was initiated by a group
of Boston natives who were
angry at the proposal of a
A DISAGREEMENT OVER A BEVERAGE THAT HELPED SOW THE SEEDS new Tea Tax. The revised levy
would actually be lower than
FOR REVOLUTION BOSTON, BRITISH AMERICA, 16 DECEMBER 1773 before, but the colonists were
unhappy at their lack of input
in the decision.

Nothing was The They Some of the George
01 damaged 02 destroyed 03 didn’t wear 04 protestors’ 05 Washington
(except for the tea) tea could have Native American identities are still condemned it
342 chests of tea worth brewed more than headdresses unknown The future leader of the
about £9,659 were chucked 18,000,000 cups Many images portray the More than 100 people Patriots disapproved of the
overboard, but the ships So much tea was dumped Sons of Liberty as wearing full participated in the protest but Tea Party and believed the
themselves were left into the harbour that it authentic native dress, but their identities were shrouded East India Company should
untouched. Nothing was began to smell, badly. This they were actually dressed in secrecy after they fled have been compensated
looted and the decks of the made it easy for the British in woollen matchcoat-style Boston immediately to avoid for the damages. However,
ships were even swept clean to locate the targeted ships, blankets and had their faces arrest. Founder of the Sons there was a more positive
and tidied after the protest. Dartmouth, Eleanor and painted with soot. This was of Liberty Samuel Adams, reaction to the event from
The only thing broken was Beaver. The ships were an effort to look like the as well as many other men, the American people, and a
one small padlock, which actually owned by Americans, Native Americans who had have been named, but we still second party took place in
was promptly replaced the with only the precious cargo fought during the recent don’t know who all the people March 1774 when 30 more
next day. belonging to the British. French and Indian War. involved were. chests were sent overboard.
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