History GCSE
Boston Tea Party
What Boston Tea Party means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Boston Tea Party
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A direct protest in 1773 against the Tea Act, in which members of the Sons of Liberty, disguised as Mohawk Indians, boarded British ships and destroyed 342 chests of tea.
Topics that use Boston Tea Party
- Option P2: Key topic 3: The loss of an empire, 1765–83 - 1 American colonist relations with Britain: growing opposition, 1765-75 (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Colonial unity
- Escalation of conflict
- First Continental Congress
- Intolerable Acts
- Political organisation
- Popular protest and violence
- Radicalisation and propaganda
- Resistance to British authority
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