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Author: Pamela Duncan Edwards Boston Tea Party G.P. Putnam’s Sons, NY, 2001

The Boston Tea Party Objective: Students will examine the Boston Tea Party as an event that led up to the American revolution and consider both sides of the conflict. Book Summary: The author explains the events leading up to and following the Boston Tea Party using repetition.

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Author: Pamela Duncan Edwards Boston Tea Party G.P. Putnam’s Sons, NY, 2001

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  1. The Boston Tea PartyObjective: Students will examine the Boston Tea Party as an event that led up to the American revolution and consider both sides of the conflict. Book Summary: The author explains the events leading up to and following the Boston Tea Party using repetition. Setting: Early America, 1773 and after. • Links to primary sources: • Boston Tea Party Picture • Old South Church, Washington, St., Scene of "tea party", Boston, Mass. • King George III • Tea Act 1773 Author: Pamela Duncan Edwards Boston Tea Party G.P. Putnam’s Sons, NY, 2001

  2. What did it look like? • Write a descriptive paragraph depicting what the harbor looked like during the Boston tea party. Describe what the colonists were doing and the way they were dressed.

  3. What would the king say? • Imagine you are King George III and you have just heard about the Boston tea party. Write a letter to the colonists in response to their actions.

  4. What do you propose? • Suppose you were in the middle of the conflict between the British and the colonists in 1773. What alternative solution would you propose to solve the conflict rather than resorting to the Boston Tea Party?

  5. Standards • NCSS: • Time, Continuity, and Change • Power, Authority, and Governance • Standard 4-3: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the conflict between the American colonies and England. • 4-3.1 Explain the political and economic factors leading to the American Revolution, including the French and Indian War; British colonial policies such as the Stamp Act, the Tea Act, and the so-called Intolerable Acts; and the American colonists’ early resistance through boycotts, congresses, and petitions. (E, P, H)

  6. References • Boston Tea Party Picture • Old South Church, Washington, St., Scene of "tea party", Boston, Mass. • King George III • Tea Act 1773 • Proofread by: Rebecca Williams

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