Boston Tea Party
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Military History
- Subcategories: Colonialism, Colonies, Settlements, Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots, Protests, Marches, Demonstrations, Rallies
- Curriculum: American Colonial History (1607-1775), British History, 18th Century European History
- Geographical Location: New England, Boston
- Date: December 16, 1773
Article abstract: Symbolic protest against British exploitation of the colonies, one step short of armed rebellion.
Summary of Event
On the evening of December 16, 1773, three vessels lay at anchor in Boston Harbor. They carried 342 chests containing more than ninety thousand pounds of dutiable tea worth about nine thousand pounds sterling. Shortly after 6:00 p.m., between thirty and sixty men, calling themselves “Mohawks” and roughly disguised as Indians, boarded the ships. Hundreds of silent onlookers at the wharf saw the “Mohawks,” organized...
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