Boston Tea Party Eyewitness Account by a Participant The tea destroyed was contained in three ships, lying near each other at what was called at that time Griffin's wharf, and were surrounded by armed ships of war, the commanders of which had publicly declared that if the rebels, as they...
That night, a large group of men—many reportedly members of the Sons of Liberty— disguised themselves in Native American garb, boarded the docked ships and threw 342 chests of tea into the water. Said participant George Hewes, “We then were ordered by our commander to open the hatches...
The Tea Act Boston Tea Party was passed by the English in order to help the British East India company sell 17 million pounds of tea in order to pay their taxes and remain competitive. The Townshend Acts were taxes that were eliminated on everything but tea which impacted the colonists the...
The Tea Act Boston Tea Party was passed by the English in order to help the British East India company sell 17 million pounds of tea in order to pay their taxes and remain competitive. The Townshend Acts were taxes that were eliminated on everything but tea which impacted the colonists the...