Index

A

American Revolution

events leading to, 5–7

militias, 40–42

motivations, 6, 20, 27, 30, 38, 42–44

rebel groups, 8–11

B

Boston, 5, 22–23, 27, 28, 32–36

Boston Tea Party

execution, 34–36

legacy, 42–44

planning, 32

boycotts, 12–16, 18, 28

British East India Tea Company, 20

C

Clarke, Richard, 25

Continental Congress (first), 38

E

England, 30, 32, 38, 42

G

George III, 10, 36

Griffin’s Wharf, 34

H

herbal teas, 16

HMS Beaver, 28

HMS Dartmouth, 22, 24–25, 32

HMS Eleanor, 28

Hutchinson, Thomas, 24, 32

M

Minutemen, 40–42

Mohawk Indians, 34

N

New York, 27, 28

P

Parliament, 6, 10–11, 36

Patriots

colonists loyalty to, 18, 31

communication among, 28

formation of, 8–11

motivations, 20, 27

tea merchants and, 18–20

Tea Party, 32, 34–36

Philadelphia, 27, 28

R

Rotch, Francis, 31, 32

S

Sons of Liberty, 10

T

taxation without representation, 6

tea, unloading, 20, 23, 24, 27, 30

Tea Act of 1773, 12–14

tea merchants, 18–20, 22, 25, 28, 30–31

tea monopoly, 12–16

Townsend Acts of 1767, 5–7