Boston Tea Party ‑ Facts, Summary & Significance| HISTORY
2009年10月27日 · American colonists, frustrated and angry at Britain for imposing “taxation without representation,” dumped 342 chests of tea, imported by the British East India Company into the harbor. The...
Boston Tea Party | Facts, Summary, & Significance | Britannica
2024年12月9日 · Boston Tea Party, precursor to the American Revolution in which 342 chests of tea belonging to the British East India Company were thrown into Boston Harbor by American patriots disguised as Mohawk Indians on December 16, 1773.
Boston Tea Party - Wikipedia
The Boston Tea Party was an American political and mercantile protest on December 16, 1773, by the Sons of Liberty in Boston in colonial Massachusetts. [2] The target was the Tea Act of May 10, 1773, which allowed the East India Company to sell tea from China in American colonies without paying taxes apart from those imposed by the Townshend Acts .
Boston Tea Party Explained | Summary, Effects, Facts
The Boston Tea Party was an act of rebellion against the British government that occurred in Boston on December 16, 1773. In this article, we’ve explained what happened during the Boston Tea Party. We’ve also explained the effects and aftermath of the event, and provided some interesting facts.
Coming of the American Revolution: Boston Tea Party
On Sunday, 28 November, the Dartmouth, carrying 114 chests of tea, arrives in Boston Harbor. A meeting, open to all Bostonians and anyone from neighboring towns who chooses to attend (a group identified as the Body), is called at Faneuil Hall.
Boston Tea Party in the American Revolution - ThoughtCo
2019年12月3日 · The Boston Tea Party took place on December 16, 1773, in Boston Harbor, and contributed to the tensions that led to the American Revolution.
The Boston Tea Party | Key Facts, Information & History
2020年2月15日 · The Boston Tea Party was an act of rebellion from which the strained relationship between Britain and the colonies would never recover. The captains of the three ships were summoned to the privy council, but were unable to identify any of the people involved with the Boston Tea Party.
The Boston Tea Party - American Battlefield Trust
2023年4月3日 · The Boston Tea Party is known as a central event in the American Revolution. But, it was simply the culmination of a series of events which led the thirteen American colonies closer to independence. In 1763, Great Britain won the …
Boston Tea Party - American Battlefield Trust
When a group of men dumped 340 chests of tea into Boston Harbor on December 16, 1773, they ignited a revolution that ultimately formed a new nation. In October 1773, seven ships set sail for the American colonies loaded with cargoes of taxed tea …
The Boston Tea Party | December 16, 1773 - HISTORY
2009年11月24日 · The midnight raid, popularly known as the “Boston Tea Party,” was in protest of the British Parliament’s Tea Act of 1773, a bill designed to save the faltering East India Company by greatly...