The global origins of the Boston Tea Party
Far from being a parochial dispute between squabbling cousins, the Boston Tea Party was an incident with global origins. And, as Benjamin Carp reveals, it has since inspired acts of non-violent civil disobedience in nations as diverse as Lebanon and China…
Trouble brewing: This illustration shows “Boston boys throwing tea into the harbour†on 16 December 1773. The protestors revelled in the opportunity to make a bold statement that would be felt across the world. (Getty images)
December 15, 2018 at 9:00 am
About a hundred men boarded three ships in Boston harbour on the evening of 16 December 1773. No one knows for sure who they were, or exactly how many of them were there. They had wrapped blankets around their shoulders, and they had slathered paint and soot on their faces. A newspaper report called them “resolute men (dressed like Mohawks or Indians)â€. In two or three hours, they hoisted 340 chests above decks, chopped them open with hatchets, and emptied their contents over the rails. Since the tide was out, you could see huge clumps of the stuff piling up alongside the ships.
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