boston tea party, 1773

The Battles of Lexington and Concord are often referred to as the beginning of the American Revolution in April 1777. However, the towns were also the location of key events both before and after the war. This book provides a detailed look at these famous battles, including the mysterious first shot of the war, also called "the shot heard round the world." Primary sources, interesting sidebars offering more information, and a timeline of the entire war makes this a powerful resource of this period in American history.

"The Boston Tea Party was an inflammatory episode that helped spark the American Revolutionary War. The events leading up to the incident, and those that followed, were colored by bias, propaganda, and the spread of misinformation. Readers will study the Boston Tea Party through the critical lens of this book. Readers will be asked to question how the opinions of the time prompted the Tea Party itself and how the incident was interpreted in later years"--Provided by publisher.

Text and illustrations look at the Boston Tea Party of 1773.

Presents a graphic novel adaptation of the events leading to the Boston Tea Party and the fight for American independence.

Humorous illustrations, captions, and sidebars describe the events leading up to and including the Boston Tea Party.

Recounts the events leading up to the colonists' defiant act against the British known as the Boston Tea Party, which ultimately climaxed in the American Revolution.

An introduction to the Boston Tea Party that describes what provoked the Colonists to act out against British rule and the aftermath of their actions.

Explores the causes of the American Revolutionary War, focusing on the Boston Tea Party which had inspired other towns to dump their tea from the ships in the ports in order to fight the unfair tax on it.

An exploration of the Boston Tea Party that discusses taxation without representation, protestors, the Boston Massacre, and other related topics. Includes a time line and a writing activity.

Explore one of the major events leading up to the Revolutionary War and decide what they would do, before finding out what really happened.