The Boston Tea Party

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The Boston Tea Party

• By Jamie Ficchi

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Objectives

• By the end of this lesson students will be able
  to
• Explain what happened during the Boston Tea
  Party.
• Name the important facts about the Boston Tea
  Party.
• Identify with the perspectives of the American
  colonists and the British.

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• The class will now be separated into two groups.
• Please take out paper and a pencil.
• Now wait for instructions.

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POP QUIZ!

• On the piece of paper
• please list
• the names of
• the 13 colonies.

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Surprise

• This does NOT count!
• Since you finished the task you will all be given
  a reward.
• Group 2 will decide for the ENTIRE class
• Cookies or No Cookies?

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Confused?

• This is what happened between the colonists and
  the British. The colonists did not have a choice
  as to whether the British should tax tea or not.
  This caused the taxation without representation
  call of the colonists.

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Lets Read!

• The Boston Tea Party
• By Steven Kroll
• Illustrated by Peter Fiore

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1763

• King George III and his government wanted to tax
  the American colonies as a way of regaining their
  war costs.
• A series of actions including the Stamp Act
  (1765), The Townshend Acts (1767), and the Boston
  Massacre (1770) agitated the colonists.
• When the decision was made to tax tea, that was
  what spurred the colonists into action, which in
  turn laid ground work for the American Revolution.

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• The colonies felt like they had no obligation to
  pay taxes imposed by a parliament in which they
  had no representation.
• Due to this, Parliament retracted the taxes with
  exception of a duty on tea a demonstration of
  Parliaments ability and right to tax the
  colonies.
• The Americans would now get their tea at a
  cheaper price than ever before.
• However, if the colonies paid the duty tax on the
  imported tea, they would be acknowledging
  Parliaments right to tax them.

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• Tea was a staple of the colonial life it was
  assumed that the colonists would rather pay the
  taxes than deny themselves the pleasure of a cup
  of tea.
• This did not fool the colonists.
• The companies sent out the shipments of tea to
  Philadelphia, New York, Charleston, and Boston.
• They were not allowed to land in Philadelphia and
  New York. The tea was sent to a warehouse where
  it rotted. When Boston permitted a total of three
  ships to dock, it started a reaction of fury
  among the townspeople.

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December 16, 1773

• Early evening, about 200 men disguised as
  Indians, known as the Sons of Liberty, assembled
  by the Old South Meeting House under the guidance
  of Samuel Adams.
• The crowd marched to the harbor where the three
  ships were docked and dumped 342 chests of tea
  overboard.
• The tea that was dumped was to be valued over
  90,000 pounds which is equal to 159,611.25!

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Intolerable Acts

• In March 1774, Parliament passed the Intolerable
  Acts, which included closing Boston Harbor and
  imposing martial law.
• Intolerable Acts were
• Quartering Act Quartering of British soldiers
  in civilian homes
• Quebec Act It rearranged the Canadian Borders.
• Administration of Justice Act It protected
  royal officials accused of capital crimes. They
  had to be tried in England.
• Massachusetts Government Act It gave the royal
  government direct control over the colony down to
  town meetings.
• Boston Port Bill Closed Boston Harbor and
  reparations were made for the tea that had been
  destroyed.

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British vs. Colonists Why were taxes imposed?
Why did the colonists fight back?

• British

• Colonists

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Lets DEBATE!

• Left side British
• Right side American colonists
• You will partake in a debate presenting the
  positive and negatives of both sides.
• Throughout the debate, you will be able to refer
  to the chart we just made on the board, your
  notes, and textbooks.

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Its a DRAW!!

• Everyone did such a great job and you should give
  yourselves a hand!
• Your points were very well taken!
• Now Can someone please explain to me, after all
  that we have learned, how the REAL debate between
  the American Colonists and the British ended?

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Martial Law

• Because of the Boston Tea Party, we lost more
  freedom than we started with due to the
  Intolerable Acts and Martial Law.
• Martial Law is when there is a curfew placed on a
  city. The military is called in to uphold the
  curfew. No one is allowed on the streets without
  presidential clearance.

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Class Discussion

• Can you name the repercussions of the Boston Tea
  Party?
• Can you name some facts about the Boston Tea
  Party?

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Vocabulary

• -Tea Act
• -Sons of Liberty
• -Boston Tea Party
• -Intolerable Act
• -Martial Law Taxes
• -Samuel Adams
• -Townshend Act
• -Stamp Act

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HOMEWORK

• Please complete the Vocabulary worksheet. Be
  ready to discuss it in class tomorrow. Homework
  will be collected tomorrow.

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THE END
TEA TIME!