Boston Tea Party Justified Essay

The Boston Tea Party started at midnight on December 16, 1773. More than one hundred colonists called the Sons of Liberty threw about forty five tons of tea from British ships into Boston Harbor. This “protest” was a very justified act that showed confidence, determination, and bravery. Others believe that the act was unnecessary and the colonists went overboard (no pun intended) with their behavior, even though the colonists didn't even damage the ships at all. This whole thing probably wouldn't even have happened had Britain successfully sent the tea boats back like they did in Charleston, Philly and New York. The tea that those boats brought was being taxed among other things, so there is no wonder that there was anger towards those boats not being sent back to Great Britain. When the one hundred plus colonists boarded the ship to dump the tea into the Boston Harbor, they didn't damage any part of the ship. This shows self control on the American’s part. If nothing on the boat was damaged, not even a lock, then there is evidence that no violence was intended. Colonists did not want to fight anybody during the Boston Tea Party, which is also probably why Samuel Adams planned to lead the act at
However, Boston still had three boats delivering the tea. This was a good reason to throw the tea overboard, for three reasons. One: Since this colony was the only colony to get an unsuccessful returned shipment back to Britain, this could have angered the people getting the shipment. Two: If Britain got the tea back to them, it would have saved them so much more money that they could have used in the upcoming war between them and the American colonies. Three: people were not going to drink the tea anyway. They get the same type of tea every time they get another shipment. The drink had probably become tasteless to them by