Boston Tea Party

Many people in the thirteen colonies in America drank tea. Though tea was not cheap, people liked it so much they saved up to buy it.

That was until the British Parliament and King George placed a tax on it. Then the colonists said they would stop drinking British tea. 

British ships bringing tea to the colonies were turned away. Then, on a cold winter day, the governor in Boston allowed three British ships carrying tea to sail into Boston Harbor.

That night a group of men who were dressed like Native Americans climbed onto the ships. They threw the tea into the water. This became known as the Boston Tea Party. 

A place on the coast where ships can dock safely.

News of what had happened in Boston spread. Soon, many people in the colonies were celebrating the Boston Tea Party.

However, when the news reached King George and Parliament, they became very angry. They sent British warships to close Boston Harbor. With the harbor closed, no food or supplies could get in. 

To show their support for the people of Boston, colonists from across the thirteen colonies sent food and clothes. The British sent more British soldiers to keep order. 

The colonists called the British "Red Coats" because they wore red coats as part of their uniform