Boston tea part

Events leading up to the Boston Tea party By: Mrs.Reid

By cassiegwyn

  • Prime Minister George Grenville enacts the Stamp Act.

    Prime Minister George Grenville enacts the Stamp Act.

  • Parliament enacts the Townshend Acts.

    Parliament enacts the Townshend Acts.

  • The Boston Massacre takes place outside of the Boston Customs House.

    The Boston Massacre takes place outside of the Boston Customs House.

  • Parliament passes the Tea Act.

    Parliament passes the Tea Act.

  • The Dartmouth arrives in the Boston harbor with the first shipment of tea.

    The Dartmouth arrives in the Boston harbor with the first shipment of tea.

  • Due to the disagreement with the Tea Act by the Bostonians, John Singleton Copley decides to mediate between the Consignees and the Bostonians.

    Due to the disagreement with the Tea Act by the Bostonians, John Singleton Copley decides to mediate between the Consignees and the Bostonians.

  • The Bostonians find the offer of the Consignees to store the tea as unacceptable.

    The Bostonians find the offer of the Consignees to store the tea as unacceptable.

  • Bostonians learn that Consignees in Philidelphia and New York resign.

    Bostonians learn that Consignees in Philidelphia and New York resign.

  • Bostonians make a last attempt to try and convince Governor Hutchinson to send the tea shipment back, but their efforts are futile.

    Bostonians make a last attempt to try and convince Governor Hutchinson to send the tea shipment back, but their efforts are futile.

  • Samuel Adams declares "This meeting can do nothing more to save this country"

    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 coming!"

    While leaving the church a group of people shouted "Boston harbor a tea-pot tonight! The Mohawks are coming!"
    In the morning

  • Between 6 p.m and 9 p.m. a group of men dressed as Mohawk Indians showed up to the Boston Harbor

    Between 6 p.m and 9 p.m. a group of men dressed as Mohawk Indians showed up to the Boston Harbor

  • Weighing over 92,000 pounds,the cargo was worth more than $1,700,000 dollars in today’s money

    Weighing over 92,000 pounds,the cargo was worth more than $1,700,000 dollars in today’s money

  • The men threw 342 chests of tea overboard into the Boston harbor

    The men threw 342 chests of tea overboard into the Boston harbor

  • The midnight raid was a protest of the Tea Act of 1773, a bill enacted by the British parliament to save the faltering British East India Company by greatly lowering its tea tax and granting it a virtual monopoly on the American tea trade.

    The midnight raid was a protest of the Tea Act of 1773, a bill enacted by the British parliament to save the faltering British East India Company by greatly lowering its tea tax and granting it a virtual monopoly on the American tea trade.