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The origins of the Boston Tea Party lie in the growing resentment among American colonists over British attempts to impose taxes without proper colonial representation. This anger was crystallized by several British laws and acts:
The Townshend Acts (1767): The British Parliament had previously imposed the Townshend Acts, which taxed items such as glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. These taxes angered the colonists, who believed they should not be taxed by a Parliament in which they had no elected representatives-leading to the rallying cry of "No taxation without representation".
Tea Act (1773): The Tea Act was the final spark that ignited the Boston Tea Party. It allowed the British East India Company to sell tea directly to the American colonies without the usual colonial taxes, making their tea cheaper than that of colonial importers. This not only undercut colonial merchants but was also seen as a ploy to get the colonists to accept Parliament's right to tax them indirectly.
The colonial reaction to the Tea Act was one of fierce resistance. The colonists viewed the cheaper British tea as a symbol of Parliament's continued attempts to impose authority on them. In Boston, protests against the Tea Act grew louder, led by groups such as the Sons of Liberty, who were determined to prevent the tea from being unloaded or sold.
The Event
On the night of December 16, 1773, a group of colonists, many of whom were members of the Sons of Liberty, gathered at the Old South Meeting House in Boston. After negotiations to have the British ships carrying tea leave without unloading their cargoes failed, the group decided on a more radical course of action.
The Tea Party: That night, roughly 60 men, some disguised as Mohawk Indians to symbolize their connection to the land and to protect their identities, boarded three British ships-the Dartmouth, Eleanor, and Beaver-anchored in Boston Harbor. The group, led by men like Samuel Adams and Paul Revere, proceeded to dump 342 chests of tea-equivalent to about 90,000 pounds (45 tons) of tea-into the harbor. The act was both symbolic and defiant, representing colonial rejection of British-imposed economic control.
No Violence: The Boston Tea Party was notable for the fact that it was a relatively peaceful protest. The participants made a point of avoiding damage to anything other than the tea itself. They even replaced a padlock that had been accidentally broken during the protest.
Aftermath and Impact
The British government was furious when they received news of the Boston Tea Party. They saw it as a direct and unacceptable challenge to their authority, and they responded harshly.
The Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts): In retaliation, Parliament passed a series of punitive measures known as the Coercive Acts (called the Intolerable Acts by the colonists) in 1774. These acts included:
Closing Boston Harbor until the destroyed tea was paid for, effectively crippling the economy of Boston.
Revoking Massachusetts' charter, effectively placing the colony under direct royal control.
Strengthening the Quartering Act, requiring colonists to provide housing for British soldiers.
Information sourced from Wiki, Gutenburg, JSTOR, primary and secondary sources. All information is congruent with archaeological and history evidence at the time of recording.
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