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Boston Tea Party Story of the Boston tea party by Amber and Megan

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Page 1: Boston Tea Party Story of the Boston tea party by Amber and Megan

Boston Tea Party

Story of the Boston tea party by Amber and

Megan

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When was the Boston tea party?

December 16 1773

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Names of people

Dutch, east India company, Rotch and the captains Governor Hutchins

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Interesting facts

Rotch and captains of the other ships agreed to leave without unloading their cargo

It also united colonist more than ever

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What happened?

Boston officials refused to return taxed tea to Britain

Groups of colonist boarded the ships and destroyed the tea by throwing it into Boston Harbor

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Its very important because…

British government put duties or taxes on some important items in America

Parliament it started a war People

need to know

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THE END

THAT WAS ALL WE KNOW

ABOUT THE BOSTON TEA PARTY

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