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What are 10 facts about the Boston Tea Party?

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What are 10 facts about the Boston Tea Party?

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  • The event wasn’t dubbed the ‘Boston Tea Party’ until a half-century later.
  • There was a second Boston Tea Party.
  • Subsequent ‘tea parties’ were held in other colonies.
  • The financial loss was significant.
  • One ‘tea partier’ appeared to rise from the dead.

Who bombed the Boston Tea Party?

Boston Tea Party, (December 16, 1773), incident in which 342 chests of tea belonging to the British East India Company were thrown from ships into Boston Harbor by American patriots disguised as Mohawk Indians.

Was anything stolen during the Boston Tea Party?

Nothing was stolen or looted from the ships, not even the tea. One participant tried to steal some tea but was reprimanded and stopped. The Sons of Liberty were very careful about how the action was carried out and made sure nothing besides the tea was damaged.

Why was the Boston Tea Party so named?

The midnight raid, popularly known as the “Boston Tea Party,” was in protest of the British Parliament’s Tea Act of 1773, a bill designed to save the faltering East India Company by greatly lowering its tea tax and granting it a virtual monopoly on the American tea trade.

Who started the tea party?

The Tea Party movement was popularly launched following a February 19, 2009 call by CNBC reporter Rick Santelli on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange for a “tea party”.

How long did the Boston Tea Party last?

approximately three hours
The Boston Tea Party took place on the winter night of Thursday, December 16, 1773. According to eyewitness testimonies, the Boston Tea Party occurred between the hours of 7:00 and 10:00 PM and lasted for approximately three hours.

What water is Boston on?

Boston Harbor is located in Massachusetts Bay, itself part of the Gulf of Maine which is a projection of the Atlantic Ocean.

Why is it called the tea party?

The name “Tea Party” is a reference to the Boston Tea Party, a protest in 1773 by colonists who objected to British taxation without representation, and demonstrated by dumping British tea taken from docked ships into the harbor.