"The next morning, after we had cleared the ships of the tea, it was discovered that very considerable quantities of it were floating upon the surface of the water; and to prevent the possibility of any of its being saved for use, a number of small boats were manned by sailors and citizens, who rowed them into those parts of the harbor wherever the tea was visible, and by beating it with oars and paddles so thoroughly drenched it as to render its entire destruction inevitable." ~~George Hewes (from an his eyewitness account)
From iBoston: Boston History & Architecture...
"Lord North's (Britain's Prime Minister) reaction was fierce. 3,000 British soldiers were sent to Boston, which equalled one fifth of the town's population. Boston's port was closed except for military ships, self governance was suspended. In order to house these troops, rights were given to soldiers to quarter themselves in any unoccupied colonial building. The Old South Church, the point where the tea party was launched was gutted by the British and converted to a riding arena and pub for troops.
"By January of 1775 it was clear to Lord North that revolution was at hand. He sent a peace making delegation offering to end all taxes provided the colonies promised to pay the salaries of civil authorities regularly. But it was too late. Events now overtook the hope of a peaceful reconciliation. That spring, on April 16th the American Crisis turned into the American Revolution, and Lord North tendered his resignation.
"King George refused North's resignation, as he would for the duration of the American Revolutionary war. Lord North would ultimately be known as the Prime Minister who lost England's American colonies."
2007-12-17 14:33:07
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answered by Beach Saint 7
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The Boston Tea social gathering develop right into a protest over the Tea Act, which made it conceivable for the East India company to pay much less taxes on its tea than smaller retailers interior the colonies. The colonists would not stand for such unequal taxation and boarded an East India company deliver and dumped its tea overboard. The equivalent at present could be if the yankee people have been so livid that the government does no longer something approximately extreme gasoline costs that all of us went around putting hearth to gasoline stations without notice as an act of protest. (this will never ensue, yet it quite is approximately how astonishing this incident particularly develop into. Tea interior the colonies develop into very just about as considerable as gas is to us, so the reality that they might quite wreck it and pass with out it to make a factor is a sworn fact to how extra on the colonists have been to no longer be pushed around by potential of an arrogant government and its cronies in vast company.)
2016-11-27 22:05:21
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answered by ? 3
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i think that you mean what was the result of it?..
Well King George 3rd passed the Intolorable Acts. These Acts punished people in Massachusetts and made them pay for the lost tea. They also closed down the Harbor until it was all paid off. The Massachusetts charter was also canceled.They also had the Quartering Act as a part of it. This was where colonists had to house and supply for british soldiers. There was also a new governor, Thomas Gage.
2007-12-16 14:56:59
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answered by Anonymous
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what do you mean aftermath? message me in what you mean and I probably could help you.. :)
2007-12-16 11:23:44
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answered by amcfemale 3
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