does anyone know a good place to get info for a report on the boston tea party?

Answer 1

In the contest between British Parliament and the American colonists before the Revolution, Parliament, when repealing the Townshend Acts, had retained the tea tax, partly as a symbol of its right to tax the colonies, partly to aid the financially embarrassed East India Company. The colonists tried to prevent the consignees from accepting taxed tea and were successful in New York and Philadelphia. At Charleston the tea was landed but was held in government warehouses. At Boston, three tea ships arrived and remained unloaded but Gov. Thomas Hutchinson refused to let the ships leave without first paying the duties. A group of indignant colonists, led by Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, and others, disguised themselves as Native Americans, boarded the ships and threw the tea into the harbour. In reply, Parliament passed the Boston Port Bill.

On the night of December 16th 1773, a group of 50 to 60 men got dressed up in blankets and Indian headdresses so that they resembled Mohawk Indians. The men used cork to blacken their faces to complete their costumes. Samuel Adams marched the group of Indians to "Griffin's Wharf"; they boarded the three merchant ships as the Royal navy and a large group watched. They spent three hours hatcheting 342 chests of tea and dumped it all into the Boston Harbour. The chests were valued at 18,000 pounds. The amount of tea dumped into the Boston Harbour was estimated to weigh over 35,000 pounds. The men got away with only the sound of rumors lingering through the town. Since the Parliament couldn't single out the culprits, they retaliated with the Boston Port Bill.


The Boston Port Bill was designed to pay back the loss of damages during the Boston Tea Party. The Boston Port Bill also demonstrated the influence the Parliament had on the colonist. The Boston Port Bill went into effect on June 1, 1774. The bill closed the Boston port and made the seat of government in Salem and not in Boston. The incoming ships had to land at Marblehead instead of Boston. The Boston Port Act threatened the livelihood of the colonial people and led to revolt of the American colonists.


Although the events that lead to the Boston Tea Party happened nine years prior to the Revolutionary War, they still made a major impact on the events leading to the war. The ability of the colonists to join together proved they were ready to become an independent nation.

Answer 2

Port Bill was designed to pay back the loss of damages during the Boston Tea Party. The Boston Port Bill also demonstrated the influence the Parliament had on the colonist. The Boston Port Bill went into effect on June 1, 1774. The bill closed the Boston port and made the seat of government in Salem and not in Boston. The incoming ships had to land at Marblehead instead of Boston. The Boston Port Act threatened the livelihood of the colonial people and led to revolt of the American colonists.

Answer 3

Columbus did NOT go to the Americas with the intention of exploiting the natives, at least the first time. On his first trip, he had no idea the Americas existed. Yes, other Europeans suspected that the earth was round, but they, like Columbus, had no idea how BIG it was. No one knew that, instead of one big ocean, there were two big oceans separated by a whole great unknown land mass. As for the tea theory, that's an interesting one. Hadn't heard it put quite that way before. Could be.

Answer 4

Go to Boston. They have a replica of the Boston Tea Party Ship. It's pretty cool, I went on it.

Answer 5

The Library.

Answer 6

Wikipedia.com

Answer 7

Have you ever heard of this search engine? It's called Google?

Answer 8

http://www.britannica.com/

is an online encyclopedia that would have information on almost any subject.

Answer 9

http://cybersleuth-kids.com/sleuth/History/US_History/Colonial_Period/Boston_Tea_Party/

Answer 10

www.historychannel.com