Splash! The crates of tea sink into the Boston Harbour one by one. Crazy looking colonists are flushing Britain's money down the toilet. This event was the colonist’s last straw and it was very important to the birth of our new country. Get ready to learn about who was involved, where it was, when it was, what it was, why it happened, and the effects.
Who & What
Obviously, this is the Boston Tea Party! At the Boston tea party 150 people boarded the ships. None of which were women. They were all men and boys dressed as Mohawk indians so that they could go undercover. Men didn’t think the women were strong enough to haul the crates over the edge, but the men didn’t know what the women were capable of. They probably thought that all women could was wash dishes, cook, and clean. So the women just stayed home and had NO idea of what was going on. Let’s now jump into ( wink, wink) where and when the Boston tea party was. …show more content…
It took place at the Boston Harbour, but if you want to be more specific, on 3 ships. The Dartmouth, Beaver, and Eleanor. It was on December 16, 1773 at nine o’clock. At 10:00 am that morning, the Sons of Liberty were planning this thing like crazy. It was equivalent to Christmas elves on the eve of Christmas. Let’s finally look at Why it happened and the effects of this historical