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What was the main issue of The Boston Tea Party
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What was the main issue of the Boston Tea Party.
Britain had big debts so decided to impose taxes to American Colonists, so they would pay their debts. -
How did the Boston Tea Party started
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A street brawl happened in Boston between American and British soldiers known as Boston Massacre.
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British Parliament passed the Tea Act which allowed British East India Company to sell tea to the colonies duty-free and cheaper than other tea companies.
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That night a group of memebers from The Sons of Liberty disguised themselves in Native American and boarded the docked ships and threw 342 chests of tea into the water. The chests held more than 90,000 lbs. of tea and it would be equivalent to nearly $1,000,000 dollars today.
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Samuel Adams, John Hancock, The Sons of Liberty, Francis Akely and many others that remain unknown.
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Details of the worst years and The Declaration
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On December 16th, 1773 at Griffin´s Wharf Boston Massachusetts started the political protest. American colonists tired and frustrated at Britain for imposing "taxation with out representation".
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The Declaration was sign on October 1774.
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Around 60 Bostonians boarded the ship Fortune and dumped nearly 30 chests of tea into the harbor. This event did not earn as much notoriety as the first one.
