The Boston

Tea Party

“Boston Harbor is a teapot tonight!”

A Tax on Tea Due to the tension following the Boston

Massacre, Parliament repealed the Townsend Acts but kept a tax on tea. Why? To show that it still claimed the right to tax

the colonists.

The Tea Act Much of the tea in the colonies was

smuggled in East India Company asked Parliament for

permission to directly sell to the colonies Low prices would convince colonists to buy their

tea, increasing the tax revenue and helping E.I.C. pay off debt

Tea Act Continued… Passed in 1773 Opposed by many smugglers and

merchants Afraid E.I.C. would put them out of business

Others feared E.I.C. gained a monopoly on the tea trade.

End result: Colonists opposed the Act

All Ye Sons and

Daughters of Liberty

Welcome

Meeting Minutes…Problems we are having with

BritainWhat shall we do about the Tea? In Favor/Opposed

Your leaders will be allowed to address our congregation

We Vote!

Atrocities! Let us Discuss…Sugar StampTownshendTea

East India Company Tea…How to Respond? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

In Favor and Opposed

In FavorOpposed

Boston Tea Party 3 Ships, Boston Harbor,

Nov 1773 Sons of Liberty demands Thomas Hutchinson –

governor of Mass Ordered that they unload

tea

December 16, 1773colonists disguised as Indians crept onto the three ships, dumping 90,000 pounds of tea into the Boston Harbor!

Historical Accounts First Recorded Account

Man who lived to 115 and was at the Tea Party

Boston Gazette Article

Compare/Contrast Can you identify differences in individual

accounts?

The Taxman Cometh Film Clip

TASK CHALLENGE: Draw a political cartoon

depicting the Boston Tea Party from the Point of View of the Sons of Liberty.