The Boston Tea Party and Its Impact on American Revolution

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Explore the significant events surrounding the Boston Tea Party, including the role of excise taxes imposed by the British East India Company. This historic act of rebellion on December 16, 1773, saw 342 chests of tea dumped into Boston Harbor, reflecting colonial discontent against British taxation without representation. Learn about the Coercive (Intolerable) Acts that followed, which restricted local freedoms, closed the harbor, and enforced the Quartering Act, further escalating tensions that led to the American Revolution.

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The Boston Tea Party and Its Impact on American Revolution

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Excise Taxes
British East India Company

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The Robinson Half Chest is one of two known surviving tea chests from the December 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party when 342 tea chests were dumped into Boston Harbor by rebelling colonists.
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Coercive Acts/ Intolerable Acts • Closed Boston Harbor • Restricted the freedoms of the local government • British Officials were tried in Britain • Quartering Act https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaQpPqkIXsg&feature=related http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/ushistory/causesoftheamericanrevolution/