Presents an illustrated history of the reasons behind the Boston Tea Party and how that event helped spark America's fight for independence.

Describes the Boston Tea Party, including the events leading up to the party, its immediate effects on American-British relations, and why it is still an important event today.

Traces the events leading up to the Boston Tea Party and American Revolution through the perspective of being a struggling Bostonian at that time.

"Readers learn that New York, Philadelphia, and Charleston each had their own tea party that took place around the same time as Boston's.

The Boston Massacre: March 5th, 1770. Tensions are mounting on King Street at the Custom House. New taxes have been imposed by British Parliament on the colonies. Governor Hutchinson, John Adams and Sam Adams discuss their rationale for rioting. Ultimately the rioting escalates leaving many people dead, including Crispus Attucks. The Boston Tea Party: December 16th, 1773. Under the new tax act imposed by the British, three ship boats loaded with...

Drawing on careful study of primary sources from Britain and the United States, this new account of the Boston Tea Party and the origins of the American Revolution shows how a lethal blend of politics, personalities, and economics led to a war that few welcomed but nobody could prevent. British author Nick Bunker tells the story of the last three years of mutual embitterment that preceded the outbreak of America's war for independence, also shedding...