How was the British affected by the Boston Tea Party?

As a result of the Boston Tea Party, the British shut down Boston Harbor until all of the 340 chests of British East India Company tea were paid for. This was implemented under the 1774 Intolerable Acts and known as the Boston Port Act.

Did anyone get killed during the Boston Tea Party?

No one died during the Boston Tea Party. There was no violence and no confrontation between the Patriots, the Tories and the British soldiers garrisoned in Boston.

Why didn’t the British stopped the Boston Tea Party?

If the tea wasn’t unloaded, customs weren’t paid. And if the ships tried to sail back out of port, Montagu would stop them and charge them with failing to pay customs on their cargo that was due, according to him, because they had already entered port.

What was actually destroyed at the Boston Tea Party?

340 chests of British East India Company tea, weighing over 92,000 pounds (roughly 46 tons), onboard the Beaver, Dartmouth, and Eleanor were smashed open with axes and dumped into Boston Harbor the night of December 16, 1773. The destruction of the tea was a very costly blow to the British.

Why did the colonists dress up as Mohawks?

The disguise was mostly symbolic in nature; they knew they would be recognized as non-Indians. The act of wearing “Indian dress” was to express to the world that the American colonists identified themselves as “Americans” and no longer considered themselves British subjects.

What did they accomplish by dumping the tea?

ended the Massachusetts Constitution and ended free elections of town officials. moved judicial authority to Britain and British judges, basically creating martial law in Massachusetts. required colonists to quarter British troops on demand.

How much was the tax that caused the Boston Tea Party?

The act granted the EIC a monopoly on the sale of tea that was cheaper than smuggled tea; its hidden purpose was to force the colonists to pay a tax of 3 pennies on every pound of tea. The Tea Act thus retained the three pence Townshend duty on tea imported to the colonies.