Boston Tea Party

Boston Tea Party

Who organized the Boston Tea Party?- It was organized by a group of Patriots led by Samuel Adams- 5,000 people gathered at the Old South Meeting House, on December 16, 1773 to plan the Boston Tea Party

What happened at the Boston Tea Party?- the colonists dressed up as native americans and threw the tea out of the ships

Where did the Boston Tea Party happen?- happened at the Boston Harbor- the three tea ships were Beaver, Dartmouth, and Eleanor

Why did the Boston Tea party happen?- the colonists were being taxed - "taxation without representation"

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-After the tea was dumped the Boston Harber was closed because it started to smell