How Did Tea and Taxes Spark a Revolution?: And Other Questions about the Boston Tea Party

by Linda Gondosch

Book Overview

On a cold evening in December 1773, a group of men climbed aboard three ships docked in Boston Harbor. Armed with hatchets, the men began breaking into the ships' valuable cargo--342 crates of tea. They dumped the tea into the black water of the harbor and then marched back home through the city streets. This "Boston Tea Party" was a bold act of protest by American colonists against British rule. It pushed the colonies and Great Britain a step...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761361227
• ISBN13: 9780761361220
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Lerner Classroom
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.5" x 6.9"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7