The Importance Of The Boston Tea Party

"It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority... ~ Samuel Adams. Why is the Boston Tea Party important? The Boston Tea Party was important because it showed the American colonies had grown tired of no taxation without representation by the British. When the East India company was allowed to sell tea directly to America, the British insisted the tax be paid on it. This resulted in the dumping of tea cargoes into Boston Harbor. In this essay about The Boston Tea Party questions will be answered, the truth will be told and history will be made.

In Boston the summer of 1765, a group of artisans and shopkeepers who called themselves The Loyal Nine, began preparing for agitation against the stamp act. As the group grew it became known as the Sons of Liberty.
The British East India Company, which held an official monopoly on tea import, had been hit hard by the colonial boycott." ( Houghton 99-101) The Boston Tea Party was organized and carried out by a group of patriots led by Samuel Adams known as the Sons of Liberty. Encouraged by the affects the Sons of Liberty had, over 5,000 people gathered at the Old South meeting house on December 16,1773 to decide what was to be done about the tea and to plan the Boston Tea Party. The Boston tea party lasted 3 hours on December 16, 1773 from 7:00 to 10:00 pm. The sons of liberty disguised themselves as American Indians. There were 3 ships involved and they were the Dartmouth, Eleanor, and lastly the Beaver. The ships were not British but they were American ships. Hundreds of people came and were involved in the Boston Tea party. Although nobody died during the Boston Tea Party and no violence between people had occurred there was one that was captured and took to prison he was from the Sons of Liberty and his name was Francis Akeley, he was the only person to be