The+boston+tea+party

British soliders came to Massachusetts to enforce the Townshend Acts - a tax on glass, sugar, lead, paper, fabric, wood and tea. After the boston massacre all of these taxes were replaced ... except for one

What Tax do you think survived. THE TEA TAX.

How much was the tax on tea? 3 cents 10 pence = 1 shilling 1lb/tea= 3 pounds.

John Hancok - Rich guy got rich by (smugdled) Dutch Tea- it was better

Indian tea not as good as Chinese Tea

What was similar and different about both these pictures? . They both have angry timid expressive people . both have colonists one looks like a guy is being forced to drink tea they are forcing it down his throat . the bottom picture looks like the men are evil. .Both taking place outside by the sea.

What is the point of view of the artist in each picture? Justify your answer with evidence! The artist is trying to show us the difference between how the colonists are acting and how the other ones are the author is showing some type of conversations colonists are having with eachother.