Boston Tea Party

(Period: The Road to Independence)

Synopsis:

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Historical synopsis courtesy of A Hypertext on American History from the colonial period until Modern Times by Department of Humanities Computing, University of Groningen, The Netherlands and the former United States Information Agency (1953-1999).

Key Facts:

• The British Parliament had to react to the Boston Tea Party, which was a blatant act of defiance on the part of the Americans.

Key Events:

• In 1773, the East India Company was granted rights by the British government to be the sole importer of tea to the colonies, much to the dismay of Americans.
• Boston Tea Party - December 16, 1773 - Sam Adams led a group of men disguised as Mohawk Indians to British Ships at port in the Boston Harbor and dumped the ships' tea into the water.

Vocabulary:

• incendiary - inciting a harsh negative reaction.