The Effects Of The Boston Tea Party
Perhaps the most memorable event in the history of the United States is the Boston Tea Party, which took place in the year 1773. A group of around 200 men boarded three ships carrying tea consignment belonging to the British East India Company and threw all the tea into the harbor waters of Boston. It is said that the Boston Tea Party had effects on the history of America, as it led to the American Revolution. |
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The Boston Tea Party also prompted other groups across Boston to enact similar incidents across the city. However, right after this act of protest, the entire city was put under martial law. The British government just allowed those traders to trade who were approved. Furthermore, the effects of Boston Tea Party saw all the military trials shifted to England and soldiers were made to stay in the homes of ordinary town folks. However, the biggest effect that the tea party had was on the people. There were some influential people who still had not made up their mind whether they should go against the British government. But after the stringent action taken by the government, these people immediately realized that it was important for the colonies to fight for their independence otherwise they would always be subservient to the British. This led to the First Continental Congress and thereafter the Second Continental Congress during which the Declaration of Independence was adopted and it marked the start of the American Revolution.
The Boston Tea Party was a unique incident, as it brought together people from all walks of life to protest against the taxes imposed by the British government. Whether a person was rich or poor, everyone joined hands to show their displeasure of being taxed without representation. It was during the tea party that the famous slogan 'no taxes without representation' was first heard and from here it spread to the rest of the colonies.
Also, the British government did not think that by imposing taxes or giving monopoly to the British East Indian Company such a dramatic thing would occur. They were confident that the colonists would rather be subjects of Her Majesty than give up this privilege. However, the government was mistaken. The colonists had been independent and self-reliant for a long time and they did not see the value of paying taxes without getting anything in return.
It was because of the Boston Tea Party, the colonists united and fought for their independence.
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The Boston Tea Party was not really a party. It got that name because thousands of pounds of tea were dumped into the sea by protestors. Imagine what a scene that would have been to see tea washing up the shores weeks after the incident? No wonder the incident was given the name Boston Tea Party. It must have been hilarious and also frightening. 