The Boston tea party
-Occurred on December 16, 1773.
-Sam Adams was the organizer of the whole entire thing.
-Dressed as Mohawk Indians to be disguised.
-He and the Sons of Liberty boarded onto three ships in the Boston Harbor.
-342 chests of tea were thrown overboard.
-Sam Adams was the organizer of the whole entire thing.
-Dressed as Mohawk Indians to be disguised.
-He and the Sons of Liberty boarded onto three ships in the Boston Harbor.
-342 chests of tea were thrown overboard.
important peopleGeorge greenville-Born October 14, 1712.
-Was in charge of the British treasury. -Raised to be the Prime Minister of Great Britain. -Known for The Stamp Act. -Reached out to the colonies for a favor. He needed help paying his bills. -By doing this, he saw how much the colonists gained from British wars and wanted to help them. -Colonists received goods in return. -Started to enforce Navigation Acts. -Died December 13, 1770. |
sam adams
-Born September 27, 1722.
-Politician in Massachusetts.
-Second cousin to President John Adams.
-Graduated from Harvard.
-He and the Sons of Liberty were the cause of The Boston Tea Party.
-Helped issue The Declaration of Independence.
-Died October 2, 1803.
-Politician in Massachusetts.
-Second cousin to President John Adams.
-Graduated from Harvard.
-He and the Sons of Liberty were the cause of The Boston Tea Party.
-Helped issue The Declaration of Independence.
-Died October 2, 1803.
Paul Revere-Born January 1, 1735.
-On April 18, 1775, 700 British soldiers gathered in the Boston Common. -Paul Revere and two other riders went out on their nighttime rides to warn the people of the attack. -He rode on his horse back yelling "The British are coming!" -Revere was captured by British. -Revere was asked questions about his army's whereabouts and their movements in the future. -Revere died on May 10, 1818. |
Thomas Paine
-Born February 9, 1737.
-Declared independence from Britain in 1776.
-Responsible for Common Sense (1776).
-Wrote Rights of a Man in 1791.
-Was arrested and imprisoned in Paris in 1793 .
-Was released a year later.
-Died on June 9, 1809.
-Declared independence from Britain in 1776.
-Responsible for Common Sense (1776).
-Wrote Rights of a Man in 1791.
-Was arrested and imprisoned in Paris in 1793 .
-Was released a year later.
-Died on June 9, 1809.