THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE BOSTON TEA PARTY INTOLERABLE ACTS FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
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Francis Baily
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Francis Akeley
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Francis Beaver
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Francis Akeley was born in Boston, Massachusetts, around 1731, was a participant in the Boston Tea Party and the only person to be imprisoned for it. He was a self-employed wheelwright and militiaman during the American Revolution.
Detailed explanation-2: -In fact, only one member of the Sons of Liberty, Francis Akeley, was caught and imprisoned for his participation. He was the only person ever to be arrested for the Boston Tea Party.
Detailed explanation-3: -Francis Akeley is believed to have been a “Mohawk” Indian during the Destruction of the Tea. He is known as the only man imprisoned for participation in this event. He died at the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Detailed explanation-4: -340 chests of British East India Company Tea, weighing over 92, 000 pounds (roughly 46 tons), onboard the Beaver, Dartmouth, and Eleanor were smashed open by the Sons of Liberty armed with an assortment of axes and dumped into Boston Harbor the night of December 16, 1773.