Witness the Boston Tea Party in United States History

by Mary E. Hull

Overview

What would the United States be like today u angry American colonists had not dumped a large quantity of tea into Boston Harbor in 1773? who would be governing America it those same colonists had not retaliated in a declaration of colonial unity? No one will ever know for sure, but American independence from Great Britain is due partly to the actions of these early protestors. They courageously took a stand against British rule in what would become one of the most memorable acts of rebellion in American-the Boston Tea Party. In Witness the Boston tea Party in United States History, author Mary E. Hull spotlights the individuals involved as she examines the events leading up to one of the episodes that sparked the American Revolution.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780766063365
Publisher:	Enslow Publishing, LLC
Publication date:	12/30/2014
Series:	In United States History Series
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	10 - 13 Years

About the Author

Mary E. Hull received her BA in history from Brown University in 1995. She has written many books for young readers, including Struggle and love, which was selected for the New York Public Library Association's "Best Books for the Teen Age" in 1997.

Table of Contents

1 Tension Builds in Boston 5

2 We Want to Be Left Alone 20

3 The Colonists Resist 36

4 Boycotting Tea 52

5 Night of the Mohawks 62

6 The Trigger of Revolution 75

Timeline 89

Chapter Notes 91

Further Reading 94

Index 95