The Boston Tea Party

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The Boston Tea Party
Lets party like its 1773!
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Taxation Without Representation

• In an effort to help out Britains East India
  Company, the government passed the Tea Act. This
  allowed the company to send all of its tea
  directly to the colonies without paying any
  taxes, which were charged for the colonial
  traders.
• Because of the lack of taxes, the American
  traders were easily undersold by the Company, and
  in turn, easily driven out of business.
• Colonial traders became enraged at the idea of
  being bankrupted by the Company, as well as
  bringing up the issue of Taxation Without
  Representation
• A boycott broke out, with many colonial women
  encouraging it people refused to buy tea.

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Boston Gets Busy

• The evening of December 16th, 1773 (also the
  evening before tea was supposed to be landing)
  the Sons of Liberty (led by Samuel Adams) headed
  for Griffins Wharf in three groups of 50
  Boston residents - dressed as Mohawks they did
  this in an attempt to disguise themselves.
• Approximately 342 crates of tea had been opened
  and dumped into the Boston Harbor by 9 P.M. that
  night, worth around 10,000.
• Afterwards, they took off their shoes and swept
  the deck. The first mate on each ship was made to
  promise that they would say the Sons of Liberty
  only destroyed the tea. They were met with only
  one resistance, David Mathew, who fought against
  some of the residents.
• This event was very helpful for the people to get
  more support for the revolutionaries, and helped
  fight for their independence.

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International Influence

• The Boston Tea Party was one of the main events
  that led to the American Revolution
• It was also a big influence on many other
  countrys rebels, as far as their protests, and
  rebellions.

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