The_Boston_Tea_Party

The Boston Tea Party The Boston Tea Party The historical incident, “The Boston Tea Party,” can be recalled with two differing viewpoints. The two entities involved, the colonists and the British authorities, each have their own point of view. To the American colonists, the Tea Party was a revolt against what they perceived as unfair taxation and an unfair economic stronghold on tea sales. The British aristocracy saw this event as ungrateful subjects trying to loosen their ties with the ruling authority, Great Britain. Due to the differing involvement that each of these parties experienced during the Boston Tea Party, each of these views has merit. The excessive price of tea previous to the Boston Tea Party was viewed as an unjust taxation by the colonists. When Great Britain tried to save it’s failing East India Tea Company by “allowing it to hold a monopoly on teas sales”, (Languth 174) the colonists felt forced to show their displeasure of the situation. “The Boston Tea Party both destroyed British private property and challenged British public authority.” (Alden 7) The colonists felt they were being cheated out of rightful profits and were being taxed unfairly. The Tea Party tea, colonists, party, british, britain, boston, great, felt, english, england, colonies, american, sales, monopoly, however, each, against, unfair, two, taxation, subjects, rule, rightful, revolt, property, profits, price, india, economic, east, during, differing, company, being