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The Boston Tea Party was an American political and mercantile protest on December 16, 1773, by the Sons of Liberty in Boston in colonial Massachusetts. [2] The target was the Tea Act of May 10, 1773, which allowed the East India Company to sell tea from China in American colonies without paying taxes apart from those imposed by the Townshend Acts.
William Molineux (c. 1713 – October 22, 1774) was a hardware merchant in colonial Boston of Irish descent [citation needed] best known for his role in the Boston Tea Party of 1773 and earlier political protests. Molineux was unusual among the Boston Radical Whigs in having been born in England and emigrating to Massachusetts.
The Bostonian branch of the Sons of Liberty were responsible for organizing and executing the famous Boston Tea Party of 1773 in response to the Tea Act. Early in the American Revolution, the former Sons of Liberty generally joined more formal groups, such as the Committee of Safety.
The December 16 incident became known as the Boston Tea Party, and it led to defiance in other colonies and similar protests. [3] Over the next few weeks, tea from the British East India Company was rejected at ports in Charleston, New York, and Philadelphia. [13] Later in the year, citizens of Annapolis, Maryland, had their own
Role in Boston Tea Party Thomas Young (February 19, 1731 – June 24, 1777) was doctor, philosopher and a member of the Boston Committee of Correspondence and an organizer of the Boston Tea Party . Young was a mentor and teacher to Ethan Allen .
Join the South Dennis Free Public Library for a Boston Tea Party party at 10 a.m. on Dec. 16. A scavenger hunt, games and crafts will commence and cookies and tea will be served to guests.
The Tea Act permitted the East India Company to export tea directly to the colonies for the first time, bypassing most of the merchants who had previously acted as middlemen. [173] This measure was a threat to the American colonial economy because it granted the Tea Company a significant cost advantage over local tea merchants and even local ...
Richard Clarke (May 1, 1711 – February 27, 1795) was a prominent Boston merchant and Loyalist in the late eighteenth century. His company, Richard Clarke & Sons, was chosen as factors for the British East India Company and were among the consignees of the tea which was thrown into Boston Harbor on December 16, 1773 as part of the Boston Tea Party.