Essay On The Boston Tea Party
Boston Tea Party The Boston Tea Party is typically viewed as one of the most popular, well-known events of the Revolutionary War. The Boston Tea Party occurred on the night of December 17, 1773. The colonists were fed up with Britain taxing them and trying to regain control. The Boston Tea Party was a direct response to the Tea Act, an act created to save the East India Tea company, left the colonists paying very high taxes on tea. Many people drank tea and enjoyed it very much so it left many of the colonists upset and angry. On December 5, 1773, the last of 3 ships of tea docked at Griffin’s Wharf in Boston. Each ship carried more than 100 chests of tea, an accumulative total of over 300 chests of tea. The British East India Company’s
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In today’s currency that would have cost roughly $1,700,000. Besides the tea, the men did not destroy anything else on the boat except for one padlock that a patriot replaced the next day. The men even swept the decks clean, not leaving one remaining piece of destruction besides the salty tea, swimming in the harbor. It is estimated that thousands witnesses the events and it is documented that 116 people participated. Majority of the men were under the age of forty and kept themselves anonymous, not mentioning they participated in the event. John Adams himself later recalled that he did not know the name of a single person who participated. After the Tea Party, the participants fled back to their homes and resumed life as usual. Francis Akeley was the only one Caught and arrested for the Boston Tea Party. As a result of this stunt, Britain passed the intolerable acts, placing the Port Bill on Boston, not allowing any ships to enter or leave the harbor, completely shutting Boston off from trade. The Boston Tea Party was the first significant act of defiance the colonists showed toward the British. Perhaps the Boston Tea Party was the first time colonist viewed themselves differently than the British. The impacts of this event were enormous, leading to the start of the American Revolution on April 19, 1775. Even today, the effects of the Boston Tea Party are shown today; had
In today’s currency that would have cost roughly $1,700,000. Besides the tea, the men did not destroy anything else on the boat except for one padlock that a patriot replaced the next day. The men even swept the decks clean, not leaving one remaining piece of destruction besides the salty tea, swimming in the harbor. It is estimated that thousands witnesses the events and it is documented that 116 people participated. Majority of the men were under the age of forty and kept themselves anonymous, not mentioning they participated in the event. John Adams himself later recalled that he did not know the name of a single person who participated. After the Tea Party, the participants fled back to their homes and resumed life as usual. Francis Akeley was the only one Caught and arrested for the Boston Tea Party. As a result of this stunt, Britain passed the intolerable acts, placing the Port Bill on Boston, not allowing any ships to enter or leave the harbor, completely shutting Boston off from trade. The Boston Tea Party was the first significant act of defiance the colonists showed toward the British. Perhaps the Boston Tea Party was the first time colonist viewed themselves differently than the British. The impacts of this event were enormous, leading to the start of the American Revolution on April 19, 1775. Even today, the effects of the Boston Tea Party are shown today; had