The Source starts with a general summary of the context of the Boston Tea party. It stated why the American Colonist did what they did. The source tells what significance the Boston Tea Party had on the American Colonist view on independence. The Article then goes on to tell why the Boston Tea Party took place. How Britain enforced different taxes to try and alleviate the debt that had previously been created. They explain how some of the taxes work, such as the Stamp Act which placed a tax on all printed items. Continuing on it leads on to the explanation of the colonist reaction to the newly imposed taxes. The colonists anger only grew when the Boston Massacre took place. The article then goes into detail about what happened with the taxes
