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ajferrenti

Participants in the Boston Tea Party | Boston Tea Party Participants | Boston Tea Party... - 1 views

www.bostonteapartyship.com/ipants-in-the-boston-tea-party

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  • ajferrenti on 02 Oct 13
     
    "It is estimated that hundreds took part in the Boston Tea Party. For fear of punishment, many participants of the Boston Tea Party remained anonymous for many years after the event. To date it is known that 116 people are documented to have participated. Not all of the participants of the Boston Tea Party are known; many carried the secret of their participation to their graves. The participants were made up of males from all walks of colonial society. Many were from Boston or the surrounding area, but some participants are documented to have come from as far away as Worcester in central Massachusetts and Maine. The vast majority was of English descent, but men of Irish, Scottish, French, Portuguese, and African ancestry were documented to have also participated. The participants were off all ages, but the majority of the documented participants was under the age of forty. Sixteen participants were teenagers, and only nine men were above the age of forty. Many of the Boston Tea Party participants fled Boston immediately after the destruction of the tea to avoid arrest. Thousands witnessed the event, and the implication and impact of this action were enormous ultimately leading to the start of the American"
emmurray

The Boston Tea Party, 1773 - 14 views

www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/teaparty.htm

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shared by emmurray on 02 Oct 13 - Cached
  • However, if the colonies paid the duty tax on the imported tea they would be acknowledging Parliament's right to tax them.
  • In Charleston the tea-laden ships were permitted to dock but their cargo was consigned to a warehouse w
  • ere it remained for three years until it was sold by patriots in order to help finance the revolution.
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  • They were also looking for ways to reestablish control over the colonial governments that had become increasingly independent while the Crown was distracted by the war.
  • The colonies refused to pay the levies required by the Townsend Acts claiming they had no obligation to pay taxes imposed by a Parliament in which they had no representation. In response, Parliament retracted the taxes with the exception of a duty on tea - a demonstration of Parliament's ability and right to tax the colonies.
  • In about three hours from the time we went on board, we had thus broken and thrown overboard every tea chest to be found in the ship
    • mrwestcott
      mrwestcott on 04 Oct 13
       
      great primary source
  • tazmijewski on 02 Oct 13
     
    "boston tea party"
  • cethorp on 02 Oct 13
     
    A lot of reading and facts. It also has the same picture that was shown in class
mjbeal

Theodore Bliss' deposition - 0 views

www.bostonmassacre.net/...d-bliss.htm

Boston Massacre account witness colonist

shared by mjbeal on 15 Oct 13 - No Cached
  • mjbeal on 15 Oct 13
     
    An account on the Boston Massacre from Theodore Bliss
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