Shane Said:

Are the architects of the Boston Tea Party rolling in their graves at these new conservative tea parties?

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Their tea party had a purpose and wasn't done after large tax cut for everyone below $250k income.

Bob Said:

What Can You Tell Me About The Boston Tea Party?

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In short, the American Colonists dumped tea into the Boston Harbor to protest taxes that the British were putting on imported tea

Floyd Said:

can someone help me do an outline on the boston tea party?

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The Sugar Act. In 1764 Britain's Parliament passed a law taxing the colonies. It. was called the Sugar Act.

The Sugar Act put a tax on sugar, wine and other products that were shipped to the colonies from countries other than Great Britain. When ships landed in the colonies with these products, a tax had to be paid by the people who ordered the goods.

The colonists refused to pay the tax: they did not want to pay taxes passed by the British Parliament. They wanted to decide themselves whether a tax was necessary.

However, the British leaders were serious about the Sugar Act. They sent tax collectors from Great Britain to collect the money. These men searched all the ships that came into colonial harbors. If they found hidden goods that were supposed to be taxed, they could take the ship away from its owner.
To avoid paying the tax, many ship-owners became smugglers - people who loaded and unloaded their ships in secret.

The Stamp Act. In 1765 Parliament passed a new tax law - the Stamp Act. The Stamp Act put a tax on all printed paper goods that colonists bought. Colonists had to pay a tax when buying books, newspapers and playing cards. A person who finished college had to pay a tax on the diploma. Lawyers had to pay a tax on the wills, agreements and other documents. To show that the tax had been paid, a stamp seller put a stamp on the paper.

The colonists hated the Stamp Act. In Boston crowds broke the offices of the stamp sellers. They poured hot tar on the sellers and then covered them with feathers. This painful punishment was called tarring and feathering.

Why did the colonists fight so strongly against the tax? The main reason was that the tax had been passed without their agreement. The colonists knew about taxes and paid them at home. They elected representatives who decided how much tax money to collect. The colonists were ready to pay these taxes, because their representatives used the tax money to improve the life of the colony. The tax money was used to pay for things which the colonists needed, such as roads. But the Stamp Act and other British taxes had been passed by the British Parliament. The colonists had no representatives in the British Parliament. The British tax laws were passed by people that the colonists did not elect, and the tax money was used for the British soldiers whom the colonists did not want.

The Boston Tea Party. Three ships loaded with tea came into the port of Boston. Before unloading the ships it was necessary to pay the tax. Colonists refused to unload the ships. The British governor of Boston said that the ships would stay in the harbour until the colonists agreed to pay the tax on the tea.

On the night of December 16, 1773, some colonists, dressed as American Indians, climbed aboard the ships. They opened hundreds of boxes of tea and threw them into the water. If there was no tea, they said angrily, there would be nothing to tax. This event became known as the Boston Tea Party.

Britain's King George and Parliament were furious. British warships were sent to Boston Harbour to block any ships sailing into or out of Boston. The British said that they would block the harbour until the tea was paid for. This British blockade ruined Boston's trade. But still the colonists refused to pay for the tea which they had thrown overboard.

Meeting for action. In September 1774 the colonies sent representatives to the First Continental Congress, which met in Philadelphia. The Congress decided to take action on the blockade of Boston.

The members of the Congress wrote to King George asking him to reopen Boston Harbour. They also told him that the colonists would decide themselves what their taxes should be and what the tax money should be used for. Finally they said that they would boycott British goods until they got what they wanted.
King George never answered the letter. Instead of it, he sent more warships to the colonies.

Hope I helped Good luck:)

Johnnie Said:

What song did the Sons of Liberty sing while throwing tea into the Boston Harbor?

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EDIT FOR "PANAMA JOE"

Well, how the bloody heck are you, "cuz?" Long time no see...
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Over the years, I've read several first hand accounts of that night, as well as newspaper reports. Honestly, I've never read anything about the participants singing a particular song. I would find it interesting if they did, since upon arriving at the wharf they split into three separate groups. Sorry I couldn't help you.

Sidney Said:

Did you know that the Boston Tea Party took place as a result of corporate welfare?

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Funny as this sounds, there is some truth to it. The Boston tea party was in response to trade tariffs levied against the colonies to protect domestic tea manufacturing in England. So yah, it was basically industrial welfare.

Beth Said:

what are some facts about the boston tea party?

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The Boston Tea Party was a direct action by colonists in Boston, a town in the British colony of Massachusetts, against the British government and the monopolistic East India Company that controlled all the tea coming into the colonies. On December 16, 1773, after officials in Boston refused to return three shiploads of taxed tea to Britain, a group of colonists boarded the ships and destroyed the tea by throwing it into Boston Harbor. The incident remains an iconic event of American history, and other political protests often refer to it.

The Tea Party was the culmination of a resistance movement throughout British America against the Tea Act, which had been passed by the British Parliament in 1773. Colonists objected to the Tea Act for a variety of reasons, especially because they believed that it violated their right to be taxed only by their own elected representatives. Protesters had successfully prevented the unloading of taxed tea in three other colonies, but in Boston, embattled Royal Governor Thomas Hutchinson refused to allow the tea to be returned to Britain. He apparently did not expect that the protestors would choose to destroy the tea rather than concede the authority of a legislature in which they were not directly represented.

The Boston Tea Party was a key event in the growth of the American Revolution. Parliament responded in 1774 with the Coercive Acts, which, among other provisions, closed Boston's commerce until the British East India Company had been repaid for the destroyed tea. Colonists in turn responded to the Coercive Acts with additional acts of protest, and by convening the First Continental Congress, which petitioned the British monarch for repeal of the acts and coordinated colonial resistance to them. The crisis escalated, and the American Revolutionary War began near Boston in 1775.

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