The Boston Tea Party
In 1773, a new law called the Tea Act prompted more protests! One of the biggest incidents revolving around that was the Boston Tea Party.
The Tea Act The Tea Act was Lord North's attempt to rescue the British East India Company. It lowered the cost of tea that was sold by the British East Indian Company in the Colonies, so even taxed British tea became cheaper than smuggled Dutch tea. Lord North thought he could trick the colonists, but they saw the Tea Act as another attempt to tax them without their consent.
Tea Ships Arrive When the tea ships arrived in American ports, protestors kept them from unloading their cargoes. On December 16, 1773, the Sons of Liberty dressed up as Mohawk Indians, and boarded the ships at night. They split open every single tea chest and threw them overboard into the ocean, in about three hours. 90,000 pounds of tea was dumped into the sea that night.
The Tea Act The Tea Act was Lord North's attempt to rescue the British East India Company. It lowered the cost of tea that was sold by the British East Indian Company in the Colonies, so even taxed British tea became cheaper than smuggled Dutch tea. Lord North thought he could trick the colonists, but they saw the Tea Act as another attempt to tax them without their consent.
Tea Ships Arrive When the tea ships arrived in American ports, protestors kept them from unloading their cargoes. On December 16, 1773, the Sons of Liberty dressed up as Mohawk Indians, and boarded the ships at night. They split open every single tea chest and threw them overboard into the ocean, in about three hours. 90,000 pounds of tea was dumped into the sea that night.