THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE BOSTON TEA PARTY INTOLERABLE ACTS FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
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Detailed explanation-1: -James Hiller, Henri LeFevbre, and Moses go to Boston to pick up Sarah Phillips from the Dartmouth. As they arrive, the colonists of Boston attack the Dartmouth, tossing the tea stored on the ship overboard in retribution against the Tea Act in what would be known as the Boston Tea Party.
Detailed explanation-2: -They quietly boarded three ships carrying cargoes of British East India Company tea moored at Griffin’s Wharf. In a span of three hours, 340 chests of British East India Company Tea were smashed and dumped into Boston Harbor. Over 92, 000 pounds of tea were destroyed and thrown into the harbor.
Detailed explanation-3: -The event was the first major act of defiance to British rule over the colonists. It showed Great Britain that Americans wouldn’t take taxation and tyranny sitting down, and rallied American patriots across the 13 colonies to fight for independence.
Detailed explanation-4: -Philadelphia is the second largest in the empire. 4. The colonists in Boston that were upset with Parliament were called the Sons of Liberty.