THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE BOSTON TEA PARTY INTOLERABLE ACTS FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
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Question
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Who led the town meeting earlier that day to discuss the unfair taxation of tea by the British?
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Samuel Adams
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Benjamin Franklin
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Paul Revere
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John Adams
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -There had been a big town meeting earlier that day led by Samuel Adams to discuss the tea taxes and how to fight them.
Detailed explanation-2: -Though led by Samuel Adams and his Sons of Liberty and organized by John Hancock, the names of many of those involved in the Boston Tea Party remain unknown.
Detailed explanation-3: -The framework for the Boston Tea Party was set, and on December 16, 1773, 340 chests of British East India Company Tea were dumped into Boston Harbor by the Sons of Liberty.
Detailed explanation-4: -Who organized the Boston Tea Party? The Sons of Liberty. The Boston Tea Party was organized and carried out by a group of Patriots led by Samuel Adams known as the Sons of Liberty.
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