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  1. Apr 4, 2024 · Printable Interesting Boston Tea Party Facts 46 tons of tea?! The Boston Tea Party was an American political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts, on the night of December 16, 1773.

  2. Apr 4, 2024 · Fun Facts about the Boston Tea Party. Related: Weird history facts for kids. These facts are a great learning resource for kids of all ages, especially for 4th, 5th, or 6th-grade kids. You can print as many sets of the facts worksheets as needed! Printable Interesting Boston Tea Party Facts 46 tons of tea?!

  3. Oct 27, 2009 · Bettmann Archive/Getty Images. The Boston Tea Party was a political protest that occurred on December 16, 1773, at Griffin’s Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts. American colonists, frustrated and...

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    • Colonists weren’t protesting a higher tax on tea. Easily the biggest surprise about the Boston Tea Party is that the uprising wasn’t a protest against a new tax hike on tea.
    • The attacked ships were American and the tea wasn’t the King’s. The popular notion of the Boston Tea Party is that angry colonists “stuck it to King George” by boarding British ships and dumping crate loads of the King’s precious tea into the Boston Harbor.
    • The tea was Chinese, not Indian, and lots of it was green. This is another naming problem. The East India Company exported a lot of goods from India in the 18th century, including spices and cotton, but it obtained almost all of its tea from China.
    • The Tea Party, itself, didn’t incite revolution. There’s this idea that the Boston Tea Party was the rallying cry that galvanized the colonies for revolution, but Carp says that many strong opponents of British rule, George Washington among them, denounced acts of lawlessness and violence, especially against private property.
  5. Feb 8, 2024 · Written February 8, 2024. Learn all about the famous event known as the Boston Tea Party in a fun and easy way suitable for kids. Discover how a simple act of protest turned into a key moment in American history.

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  7. Revenge. Interesting Facts. Lesson Summary. Register to view this lesson. Are you a student or a teacher? I am a student. I am a teacher. During the Boston Tea Party, a mob of angry people...

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