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What was the Boston Tea Party?
Where the Sons of Liberty dressed up as Native Americans and threw 342 chests into the Boston harbor.
Where was it?
Boston Harbor
Who was involved?
The colonists/Sons of Liberty
When was it?
December 16, 1773
What was the Dartmouth?
The first of three ships to arrive that carried the tea.
What did the British government reply with?
The Intolerable Acts in order to punish Massachusetts.
Where was the tea thrown into?
The Boston Harbor
Who did the colonists disguised themselves as?
The Native Americans
When did the Bostonians meet to discuss the tea issue?
November 29-30, 1773
Why'd they do it?
To show their defiance against the Tea Act. To protest against them.
What happened after?
Intolerable Acts/The reveloutionary war
Where did the Dartmouth approach?
The Boston Harbor
Who discussed the tea issue?
The Bostonians
When did the Dartmouth approach the port?
November 28, 1773
Why did the Bostonians meet at the Old South Meeting House?
To discuss the tea issue
How many chests did the colonists throw into the harbor?
342
Where did they meet to discuss the tea issue
old south meeting house
Who were the key figures from the Sons of Liberty?
John Hancock, Paul Revere, and Joseph Warren also Samuel Adams
When did the news of the Boston Tea Party spread?
The following days and weeks
Why was the event important?
It marked a significant escalation of defiance against British rule.
What did colonists do to impact the path to independence?
They showed their defiance to taxation and without representation and spurred further notice
Where was it specifically? The whole name
Griffin's wharf. Boston Harbor/massachusettes
Significant escalation of colonial defiance against whom?
The British