The Boston Tea Party
Dates covered: 1773
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Arts and Crafts:
- Learn about the Causes of the Revolution with Smarties Candies You can adjust this to cover different “taxes” for different reasons and change the tax during the day.
Books (All Ages):
Boston Tea Party Cornerstones of Freedom series. Traces the events leading up to the Boston Tea Party, and examines the Party’s impact on the Revolution. Younger to Middle students.
Boston Tea Party What would lead someone to go out in the middle of the night and throw shiploads of tea into a harbor? The Boston Tea Party is a familiar tale, but the story leading up to it goes beyond the drama of that one night. Rhyming text. Picture books. Level 5.4. Younger students.
Boycotting the British: The Boston Tea Party One-act play. The events surrounding the Boston Tea Party did not look the same to everyone involved. Step back in time and into the shoes of a colonial merchant’s wife, a British soldier, and a Patriot activist as readers act out the scenes that took place amid this historic event. Younger to Middle students. Massachusetts.
Ropes of Revolution: The Tale of the Boston Tea Party Combination chapter book and Graphic Novel. The Sons of Liberty are planning a protest on British taxes. They’re going to dump shiploads of British tea into Boston Harbor. Fifteen-year-old Benjamin and his friend, Joseph, want a part of the action! Level 3.1. Younger to Middle students. Massachusetts.
The Boston Tea Party: Angry Colonists Dump British Tea Describes the series of events that led up to the Boston Tea Party and explains how this act helped bring about the war for independence. Level 4.9. Younger to Middle students. Massachusetts.
The Boston Tea Party Cornerstones of Freedom series. Describes the 1773 event known as the Boston Tea Party, at which American colonists dumped English tea into the sea rather than pay taxes on it. Middle students.
The Boston Tea Party Graphic Novel. Bold illustrations and active dialogue bring American history to life in this epic graphic novel! The Boston Tea Party, by Matt Doeden, tells the story of a group of American Patriots who protested Great Britain’s Tea Act. Going undercover during the night, the Patriots risked their lives to dump a shipment of British tea into Boston Harbor. With extensive back matter including a bibliography, extended reading list, glossary, and further internet sources, readers will gobble up this graphic novel detailing an important moment leading up to the American Revolution. Level 4.2. Younger to Middle students. Massachusetts.
The Boston Tea Party Graphic Novel. Boston, 1773. On a rainy night on December 16, 150 men climbed aboard three English cargo ships from Great Britain. The men were angry at the excessive taxes on tea, so they disguised themselves and threw crate upon crate of tea into the harbor. Come along on the act that would lead to the American Revolution in this astounding graphic novel. Younger to Middle students. Level 4.3. Massachusetts.
The Boston Tea Party Russell Freedman’s engaging narrative, incorporating meticulous research and quotes from contemporary accounts, follows the rising tensions between the citizens of Boston and representatives of the British Crown. From the controversial, unpopular taxes on tea to the defiant act of dumping hundreds of chests of British cargo into the harbor, this exciting retelling puts readers in the middle of this historic event. Picture book. Level 6.8. Younger to Middle students.
The Story of the Boston Tea Party Cornerstones of Freedom series. 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. Middle students.
The Story of the Boston Tea Party Cornerstones of Freedom series. 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. Younger to Middle students. Massachusetts.
What Was the Boston Tea Party Part of the Who Was series. “No Taxation without Representation!” The Boston Tea Party stands as an iconic event of the American Revolution—outraged by the tax on tea, American colonists chose to destroy the tea by dumping it into the water! Learn all about the famed colonialists who fought against the British Monarchy, and read about this act of rebellion from our history! With black-and-white illustrations throughout and sixteen pages of photos, the Boston Tea Party is brought to life! Level 5.9. Younger to Middle students. Massachusetts.
You Wouldn’t Want to Be at the Boston Tea Party: Wharf Water Tea You’d Rather Not Drink An addition to a humorous series looks at an event during the American Revolution that included patriots dressing as Mohawk Indians and destroying crates of British tea docked in Griffin’s wharf to protest the British taxes. Level 6.3. Massachusetts. Younger to Middle students.
Coloring Pages/Drawing:
- https://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g128/davidbellel/david2/2-teaparty.jpg
- https://teachables.scholastic.com/teachables/books/The-Boston-Tea-Party-1773–9780439113687_005.html
Museums/Field Trips (including virtual):
Recipes:
- Have a tea-tasting party. Here are the types of tea destroyed that day, but you can use any fun/unique types/flavors of tea you want. Any tea you don’t like, you can throw a few bags in any nearby water and watch to see what happens (it was reportedly “crisp and biting” cold that evening, so you can try “boiling” tea in different temperatures to see how long it takes). After destroying the tea, Americans often drank “liberty tea” as a form of protest, which included all kinds of fruits and flowers boiled to make a tea. Popular options included berries, lavender, rose, and certain types of hibiscus.
Songs:
- The Boston Tea Party Song (Parody of Pharrell Williams – Happy)
- “Dump it Off” – Boston Tea Party Song (“Shake it Off”)
- Tea Party – Schoolhouse Rock – No more Kings
Videos:
