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Boston Tea Party Timeline
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Fact 5
Fact 1
The 342 chests of tea were dumped into Boston Harbor in the protest, destroying all of it.
The dealers in Boston refused to allow the ship to leave and instead dumped the tea in the harbor
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Fact 3
Most americans colonist consumed, on average, 2 to 3 cups of tea each day. This equaled approximately two million pounds of tea among 3 million colonist each year.
The Boston Tea Party took place a few years after the Boston Massacre, which took place on March 5, 1770
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Fact 2
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The 342 chests of tea would have made approximately 19 million cups of tea
The Boston tea party was a key event for the american revolution.
The 3 ships in Boston Harbor that were raided in the Boston Tea Party included the Dartmouth, the Eleanor ship and the Beaver ship
Boston Tea Party Timeline
November 28, 1773
March 5, 1770
December 13, 1773
1765
Prime Minister George Grenville enacts the Stamp Act.
The Dartmouth arrives in the Boston Harbor with the first shipment of tea.
The Boston Massacre takes place outside of the Boston Customs House.
Bostonian learn that Consignees in Philadelphia and New York resign.
December 16, 1773
Morning
Bostonian make a last attempt to try and convince Govern Hutchinson to send the tea back, but their efforts are futile. Samuel Adams declares " This meeting can do nothing more to save this country"
While leaving the church a group of people shouted " Boston harbor a tea-pot tonight! The Mohawks are come!"
1773
1767
1774
1764
November 30, 1773
May 1773
1767
Parliament enacts the Townshend Acts.
Parliament passes the Tea Act
Due to the disagreement with the Tea Act by the Bostonian, John Singleton Copley decides to meditate between the Consignees and the Bostonian. The Bostonian find the offer of the Consignees to store the tea as unacceptable