The Boston Tea Party: Catalyst for American Independence
Words: 1064 Pages: 4 6388In reference to the Boston Tea Party, the esteemed historian Richard C. Simmons once articulated, “[There emerged a] kind of unformed nationalism…growing up with more and more men in more and more colonies speaking and writing of an American cause that they largely defined in terms of protecting American liberties against British tyranny.” On December 16, 1773, American patriots, in a dramatic act of defiance, disguised themselves as Mohawk Indians and tossed 342 chests of tea belonging to the British […]
