The Boston Tea Party

By shayz

  • Tea Act

    Tea Act

  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party
    When British tea ships arrived in Boston harbor, many citizens wanted the tea sent back to England without the payment of any taxes. The royal governor insisted on payment of all taxes. On December 16, a group of men disguised as Indians boarded the ships and dumped all the tea in the harbor.

  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress

  • New England Restraining Act

    New England Restraining Act

  • George Washington is named commander-in-chief

    George Washington is named commander-in-chief