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SUMMARY:Faneuil Hall Event Tickets Available
DESCRIPTION:The 250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party December 16th\, 2023. \nDon’t miss your chance to attend this historic event! FREE tickets available at 9:00am on Tuesday\, October 17th*. \n*Limit 4 per household.  \n1st Floor Tickets SOLD OUT\n2nd Floor Tickets SOLD OUT \nInside seats have SOLD OUT\, but  screens positioned on the plaza outside Faneuil Hall will also live stream this presentation to general public outside the building.
URL:https://www.december16.org/event/faneuil-hall-event-tickets
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SUMMARY:"Phillis In Boston"
DESCRIPTION:This November\, Revolutionary Spaces debuts Phillis in Boston\, an original new play dramatizing a key moment in the nation and the life of celebrated poet and enslaved author Phillis Wheatley. Published in 1773\, her book “Reflections on Various Subjects\, Religious and Moral” was the first known book of poetry by an English-speaking person of African descent and the third book published by an American woman. \n  \nWritten by award-winning playwright Ade Solanke and directed by Emmy-nominated director Regge Life\, Phillis in Boston explores the multiple struggles for freedom underway in 1773 Boston. The play celebrates friendship\, love\, community\, and joy by centering Wheatley’s relationships with her friend and confidant Obour Tanner\, her husband-to-be John Peters\, and the dynamic abolitionist Prince Hall. Phillis in Boston also examines slavery in New England through the lens of Wheatley’s complex relationship with her enslaver Susanna Wheatley\, who supported Wheatley’s literary ambitions even as she kept her in bondage. \n  \nThis one-act play debuts at Old South Meeting House in Boston on Friday\, November 3 (with preview performances on November 1 and November 2) and will run for five weeks. Premium and standard tickets are on sale now at RevolutionarySpaces.org and discounts are available for group bookings of 10 or more people.
URL:https://www.december16.org/event/phillis-in-boston
LOCATION:Old South Meeting House\, 310 Washington Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02108\, United States
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SUMMARY:Remembering the Brig Beaver: Pembroke's Place in the Boston Tea Party
DESCRIPTION:Saturday December 9th\, 2023 \n11:00am \nThe Pembroke Historical Society will partner with the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum\, and Revolution 250 near the Brick Kiln Yard Historic Site to celebrate Pembroke’s connection to the Boston Tea Party. \nThe Brick Kiln shipyard was located in Pembroke from 1730-1848. It consisted of two separate yards\, often with three or four vessels under simultaneous construction\, side by side. The Boston Tea Party ship Beaver was built there as well as many other noteworthy vessels. Captain Benjamin Turner is the first shipbuilder on record to work at this site. Many noted shipbuilders served as his apprentices\, including Ichabod Thomas. Thomas is remembered especially for building one of the ships involved in the Boston Tea Party (December 16\, 1773). Thomas built the Beaver\, at the Brick Kiln Yard. Commissioned by the prominent Rotch family of Nantucket\, it measured 85 feet in length\, with an almost 24 foot beam\, and a draft of only nine feet\, to accommodate Nantucket’s shallow harbor. \nThis event is free and open to the public\, and will include several speakers from various organizations associated with planning the 250th Anniversary events to commemorate the Boston Tea Party\, including the grand-scale reenactment which will take place in Boston on December 16\, 2023. At the conclusion of the speaker series\, the Pembroke Historical Society will present the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum with loose leaf tea collected from locals and patrons\, to be dumped into Boston harbor from the replica of the Brig Beaver during the 250th Anniversary reenactment of the Boston Tea Party! \n(Parking for this event is located at 100 Schoosett Street\, Pembroke\, MA) \n \n \n \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.december16.org/event/remembering-the-brig-beaver-pembrokes-place-in-the-boston-tea-party
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SUMMARY:Historical Lecture - Washington\, D.C.- Defiance of the Patriots: The Boston Tea Party and the Making of America
DESCRIPTION:On the night of December 16\, 1773\, a party of Bostonians boarded three British vessels and dumped over three hundred chests of tea into Boston Harbor. In addition to objecting to taxation without representation\, the participants were also protesting the Tea Act of 1773\, which forced them to pay a tax on top of the monopoly prices set by the East India Company and benefitted the family of the royal governor of Massachusetts. To commemorate the 250th anniversary of this harbinger of the Revolution\, Benjamin Carp\, professor of history at Brooklyn College\, discusses the event by examining the actions of those who carried out the raid in the context of the global story of British interests in India\, North America and the Caribbean. \nRegistration is requested. To attend the lecture in-person at Anderson House\, or to watch virtually\, please use the appropriate link below: \nCLICK HERE TO ATTEND THE LECTURE IN-PERSON AT ANDERSON HOUSE \nCLICK HERE TO ATTEND THE LECTURE VIRTUALLY \n  \nAbout the Speaker\nBenjamin L. Carp is the Daniel M. Lyons Chair in American History at Brooklyn College and an affiliate for the history program of the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He earned his Ph.D. in history from the University of Virginia and specializes in the history of the American Revolution and the eighteenth century\, particularly in the seaport cities of eastern North America. He is the author of several books and scholarly articles\, including Defiance of the Patriots: The Boston Tea Party and the Making of America (Yale University Press\, 2013) and The Great New York Fire of 1776: A Lost Story of the American Revolution (Yale University Press\, 2023). Additionally\, Dr. Carp contributed to the anthology Women Waging War in the American Revolution\, edited by historian Holly Mayer\, and has also written for wider audiences in BBC History\, Colonial Williamsburg\, the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post. He has also appeared on podcasts such as The Alarmist\, History Extra and Revolution 250\, and on various radio and television outlets. For his book Defiance of the PatriotsDr. Carp was awarded the 2013 Society of the Cincinnati Prize. \n 
URL:https://www.december16.org/event/historical-lecture-washington-d-c-defiance-of-the-patriots-the-boston-tea-party-and-the-making-of-america
LOCATION:Anderson House\, 2118 Massachusetts Ave.\, NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20008\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Legacy of the Tea Party: Honoring Community Changemakers
DESCRIPTION:To mark the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party\, Revolutionary Spaces is sponsoring a civic event to honor three Community Changemakers whose leadership in bringing people together in dialogue has built a shared sense of purpose to drive change. Through their efforts\, these honorees organized and inspired people to take action to ensure their voices are heard and represented. \nThis gathering provides an opportunity to reflect on a less-remembered part of the Boston Tea Party story that can inspire participation in our democracy today: the weeks of community meetings that took place at Old South Meeting House after the first of the tea ships arrived on November 28\, 1773. Through these gatherings\, the community achieved a shared sense of purpose that led to a world-changing action: that the drastic action of destroying the tea was necessary to ensure that the Crown and Parliament understood the colonists’ commitment to the principle of representation. \nThe Legacy of the Tea Party: Honoring Community Changemakers will take place at Old South Meeting House on the evening of December 14\, 2023\, marking the 250th anniversary of the start of the final round of large-scale meetings at Old South Meeting House that culminated in the 5\,000-person gathering on December 16\, 1773 that preceded the destruction of the tea that night. \nWith an inspiring and uplifting atmosphere\, this event will honor leaders who exemplify the same commitment to community dialogue\, civic action\, and representation that were also prerequisites for the American Revolution and founding principles of our nation. Their efforts also remind us that the work of creating and sustaining a free society remains unfinished\, and that our collective future can and will be shaped by the strength and depth of our civic engagement. Each Community Changemaker has\, in their unique way\, turned words into action and exemplified the same courage of their convictions and the spirit of change demonstrated by the patriots of 1773. \nThis program is made possible by the generous support of The Lowell Institute. \nAbout the Honorees\nRAHSAAN HALL is the President and CEO of the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts. He leads the Urban League’s efforts to enable communities to overcome racial and social barriers that cause economic inequities and are exacerbated by sexual and domestic violence\, by creating employment and economic development opportunities. Previously\, Rahsaan served as the Director of the Racial Justice Program for the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts and prior to that Rahsaan was the Deputy Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice. He also served as an Assistant District Attorney for the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. Rahsaan also serves on the boards of the Who We Are Project and the Hyams Foundation and is an ordained reverend in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church. Rahsaan is a highly sought-after public speaker and has received multiple awards and recognitions for his work\, including Boston Magazine’s Top Lawyers 2021\, Equal Justice Coalition’s 2019 Beacon of Justice Award\, Get Connected‘s 2018 GK100 Boston’s Most Influential People of Color\, and the Massachusetts Communities Action Network 2018 Carry It On Leadership Award. \nARLINE ISAACSON is a Co-Chair of the Massachusetts GLBTQ Political Caucus (formerly the Massachusetts Gay and Lesbian Political Caucus)\, where she has lobbied on every major LGBTQ+ issue in Massachusetts. Arline advocated for the groundbreaking 1989 gay and lesbian civil rights bill and domestic-partnership benefits for Massachusetts public employees. Her fights have included LGBTQ+ parental rights\, anti-bullying bills\, hate crimes bills\, transgender rights\, HIV/AIDS legislation\, and banning conversion therapy for minors. Arline also led the legislative battle for marriage equality\, making Massachusetts the first state in the nation to defeat a marriage equality ban. \nSEAN SIMONINI is the founder of the Massachusetts Association of Student Representatives (MASR)\, an organization that uplifts and empowers student representatives serving on local and state school boards across the Commonwealth. Sean saw firsthand how powerful student sentiment can be after serving on his own school committee during the height of the COVID-19 Pandemic and sought to establish a network that encourages students to be leaders in creating the change they want to see. He believes that students are essential partners in building better school environments and uniting communities around our common pursuit of a more accessible and impactful education system. \n \nThis event will be streamed live by the WGBH Forum Network. Click below to view on YouTube. \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haNr6vvSpFk
URL:https://www.december16.org/event/the-legacy-of-the-tea-party-honoring-community-changemakers
LOCATION:Old South Meeting House\, 310 Washington Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02108\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Real Boston Tea Party with James R. Fichter
DESCRIPTION:“Coffee or tea?” This simple question was far from innocent in 1773 – it was a test of political affiliation. \nThe Boston Tea Party we think we know is a product of post-independence public memory and propaganda. The real Boston Tea Party was very different. It was divisive. And it did not even destroy all the East India Company’s tea. A shipload survived from the William\, safely stored in Castle William in Boston Harbor\, where it brought havoc on Boston politics until it was consumed in 1775. The Boston Tea Party and survival of the William’s tea reveals colonists’ duelling impulses to destroy or consume tea\, with consumerism ultimately triumphing over boycotts by the time of independence. \nJames Fichter is an historian and associate professor at the University of Hong Kong. His book\, Tea: Consumption\, Politics\, and Revolution\, 1773-1776 is just out from Cornell University Press. \n$10 members\, $15 non-members \nLexington Historical Society \n13 Depot Square Lexington\, MA 02420
URL:https://www.december16.org/event/the-real-boston-tea-party-with-james-r-fichter
LOCATION:Lexington Historical Society\, 13 Depot Square\, Lexington\, MA\, 02420\, United States
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SUMMARY:250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party: Faneuil Hall & The Boston Tea Party\, A Protest in Principle A Retrospective on Revolution
DESCRIPTION:Faneuil Hall & The Boston Tea Party\, A Protest in Principle\nA Retrospective on Revolution\n4:00pm-5:30pm \nThe 250th Boston Tea Party Anniversary & Reenactment begins with a dramatic look at the Boston Tea Party throughout the centuries. At Faneuil Hall\, 250 years ago\, the citizens of Boston resolved to “prevent the unloading\, receiving\, or vending the detestable tea sent out by the East India Company.” These efforts would ultimately result in the Destruction of the Tea and propel America down the road to revolution. In the years following\, citizens would return to Faneuil Hall to reflect upon the Boston Tea Party and seek inspiration from its legacy as they discussed the pressing needs of their time. This 90-minute presentation explores the dramatic events of the Boston Tea Party of 1773 as well as the Centennial and Bicentennial Commemorations that followed. \nPlease note: This event is SOLD OUT\, however\, screens positioned on the plaza outside Faneuil Hall will also project this presentation to general public outside the building. \n  \n  \n \n \n \n  \n 
URL:https://www.december16.org/event/250th-anniversary-of-the-boston-tea-party-faneuil-hall-the-boston-tea-party-a-protest-in-principle-a-retrospective-on-revolution
LOCATION:Faneuil Hall\, Boston\, MA\, United States
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SUMMARY:250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party: Patriots & Loyalists
DESCRIPTION:Patriots & Loyalists\nAt Downtown Crossing\n6:oopm-7:00pm \nAs the meeting of the Body of the People rages inside Old South Meeting House\, join the crowds of people gathering outside as a Town Crier brings news to the streets. This free outdoor event features citizens of colonial Boston as they take the state to discuss the news of the tea crisis and ramifications for their families\, businesses\, and the American colonies. \n 
URL:https://www.december16.org/event/1855
LOCATION:Reader’s Park\, 11 School Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02108\, United States
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SUMMARY:250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party: A Reenactment of the Meeting of the Body of the People
DESCRIPTION:A Reenactment of the Meeting of the Body of the People\nAt Old South Meeting House\n6:15pm-7:15pm \nJoin Revolutionary Spaces in the room where it all happened—Old South Meeting House! This building hosted a number of meetings about the East India Company Tea sitting in Boston Harbor waiting to be unloaded and taxed. On that fateful night\, 5\,000 men gathered for a final meeting about the controversial tea tax\, resulting in Samuel Adams giving the signal that would start the Boston Tea Party. Colonists then marched from the meeting house to Griffin’s Wharf and dumped 340 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor! \nSeating for the Meeting of the Body of the People reenactment is unassigned so be sure to arrive early to pick your seats. Ticket holders may stay in their seats at Old South Meeting House for a livestream of the tea throwing at Griffin’s Wharf. \nPlease note: This event is SOLD OUT.
URL:https://www.december16.org/event/250th-anniversary-of-the-boston-tea-party-a-reenactment-of-the-meeting-of-the-body-of-the-people
LOCATION:Old South Meeting House\, 310 Washington Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02108\, United States
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SUMMARY:250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party: Huzzah for Griffin's Wharf! A Rolling Rally
DESCRIPTION:Huzzah For Griffin’s Wharf! A Rolling Rally\nAt Old South Meeting House\n7:30pm-8:00pm \nLed by multiple fife and drum corps\, the general public is invited to march from Old South Meeting House to the Harborwalk where Griffin’s Wharf once stood. Along the way\, those marching will encounter a regiment of Red Coats in Post Office Square.
URL:https://www.december16.org/event/250th-anniversary-of-the-boston-tea-party-huzzah-for-griffins-wharf-a-rolling-rally
LOCATION:Downtown Crossing\, 310 Washington Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02108\, United States
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SUMMARY:250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party: Boston Harbor\, a Tea Pot Tonight! The Destruction of the Tea
DESCRIPTION:Boston Harbor\, a Tea Pot Tonight!\nThe Destruction of the Tea At Griffin’s Wharf\nAt Atlantic Wharf adjacent to the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum\n8:00pm-8:30pm \nThe general public is invited to watch a grand-scale reenactment of the Destruction of the Tea from the Harborwalk. Watch as the Sons of Liberty storm aboard the brig Beaver and ship Eleanor to destroy wooden chests of East India Company tea in the very same body of water where the Boston Tea Party occurred exactly 250 years before. \nThis event is the dramatic conclusion to the 250th Anniversary & Reenactment of the Boston Tea Party. \nPlease Note: This event is FREE and open to the public. Seating and standing room is available on a first-come-first-served basis. \nA livestream of this event will be made available to the public. Stay tuned for details.
URL:https://www.december16.org/event/1859
LOCATION:Atlantic Wharf\, 290 Congress Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02110\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20231217T153000
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SUMMARY:Boston Tea Party Descendants Meet & Greet
DESCRIPTION:Boston Tea Party Descendants Meet & Greet \nAre you a Descendant of a Participant in the Boston Tea Party? Join us in the Fort Point Room at Atlantic Wharf on Sunday December 17th after the 250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party\nfor an informal meet and greet and speaker series. This is a FREE event\, though registration is required on a first-come\, first-served basis. \nTime: 10:30 am Check-In and Social \nPlace: Fort Point Room at Atlantic Wharf – 280 Congress St\, Boston\, MA 02210 – 2nd Floor on the right at the top of the stairs. Register to meet fellow Descendants of Boston Tea Party participants\, hear from genealogists and researchers who started the program\, and listen to some descendants as they share their family history journey. \nREGISTER HERE: Boston Tea Party Descendants Meet & Greet (google.com) \nThere will be opportunities to sign up for a time slot with a genealogist from American Ancestors/New England Historic Genealogical Society if you need application assistance for the Boston Tea Party Descendants Program\, or just want to confirm your research\, or need help. To sign up for the Meet & Greet and Speaker Series\, or genealogy workshop\, simply click on the Google Form Link below\, and select what you would like to attend. \nYou do not need to sign up for a genealogy workshop to attend the Meet & Greet and Speaker series. They are optional. \nWe will also have the capability to digitize primary documents. Do you have research or documents to share? Bring them with you! We will scan them free of charge\, and send you the high-resolution images. \nThis is a FREE event\, simply choose which category you would like to register under. \nRun of Events: \n10:30 am – Check in and tea social\nEnjoy a special Abigail’s tea blend from the tea room at the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum\, scones and baked goods\, and mingle with other descendants. \n11:00 am – Speaking Program\nWelcome and Intro – Kristin Harris – Research Coordinator\, Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum \nResearching Boston Tea Party Participants – Lindsay Fulton – Vice President of Research and Library Services\, American Ancestors by New England Historic Genealogical Society \nInterpreting the 18th Century as a Descendant – Justin Peavey – Historical Interpreter\, Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum; Genealogist \nMary Crane\, the Forgotten Ancestor – Ashley Morin\, Boston Tea Party Descendants Program Lineage Member and descendant of Boston Tea Party Participant John Crane \n12pm-1pm – Lunch Break for Genealogists and Guests – Guests are free to stay and mingle if they wish. \n1:00pm – 3:00 pm – Rolling Genealogy Sessions/Document Scanning\nYou may sign up for a time slot during the speaking program if you would like\, or sign up for a slot afterward\, space pending. \n20 minute blocks; 10 minute buffer between each slot. \nA special thanks to our expert genealogists from American Ancestors by New England Historic Genealogical Society:\nLindsay Fulton – Vice President of Library and Research Services\nDavid Allen Lambert – Chief Genealogist\nMelanie McComb – Senior Genealogist \nGenealogy Workshop Categories:\n1. Application/Research Help – for those hoping to apply to the Boston Tea Party Descendants Program\, but need application help or guidance.\n– 4 slots available at 1:00pm\, 1:30pm\, 2:00pm\, and 2:30pm \n2. Genealogical Research Help – for those who have a lead on a Boston Tea Party ancestor\, but need to confirm lineage\, or just want some genealogy help to confirm an ancestor.\n-4 slots available at 1:00pm\, 1:30pm\, 2:00pm\, 2:30pm \n3. Application Processing – for people who would like to bring their materials in person to be scanned/submitted. We will have the capability of processing payment in person for the application fee.\n– 4 slots available at 1:00pm\, 1:30pm\, 2:00pm\, 2:30pm \n4. Document Digitization – For those who wish to have high-resolution\, digital copies of family papers/original documents pertaining to their Boston Tea Party Ancestor\, and are willing\nto sign a release form for the Boston Tea Party Descendants Program to use images of documents in an online portal available to members of the program. We will send you the high\nresolution images.\n– Rolling/as needed at Application Processing Station \nMore information on the Boston Tea Party Descendants Program as well as Application Manual\nand PDF fillable Application can be found here: https://www.bostonteapartyship.com/boston-tea-party-descendants
URL:https://www.december16.org/event/boston-tea-party-descendants-meet-greet
LOCATION:Atlantic Wharf\, 290 Congress Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02110\, United States
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SUMMARY:Meet "The Express that went from hence. . . After the Destruction of the Tea"
DESCRIPTION:Sunday December 17\, 2023 \n1:00pm\, 1:45pm\, & 2:30pm \nJoin The Paul Revere House to mark the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere’s first documented “Ride!” Though best known for his Midnight Ride on April 18th\, 1775\, Paul Revere actually began his brief career “riding Express” as a courier for the patriot movement on December 17th\, 1773\, the day after the now infamous Boston Tea Party. If you are in town for the many Tea Party anniversary festivities\, you will not want to miss hearing about what happened next from the famous messenger himself\, as portrayed by Michael Lepage\, during three performances in our Revere Room. Included with admission to the museum. \nHistorian and author\, James R. Fichter\, visiting from his role as Associate Professor at the University of Hong Kong\, will also be signing his new book\, Tea: Consumption\, Politics\, and Revolution\, 1773-1776 in the second floor exhibit area. \n \nAbout the Paul Revere House: \nThe Paul Revere House is open daily with the exception of the winter holidays of Thanksgiving\, December 24 and 25\, and New Year’s Day. Please see paulreverehouse.org for our current hours.  \nAdult admission is $6.00\, $5.50 for seniors and college students\, and $1.00 for children 5-17. Members and North End residents admitted free at all times.  \nOn the Freedom Trail\, in Boston’s historic North End\, the Revere House was home to patriot and silversmith Paul Revere from 1770 to 1800. Revere left from the house in 1775 to begin the ride \nthat Henry Wadsworth Longfellow immortalized in the poem\, “Paul Revere’s Ride.” Built c. 1680\, the Revere House is the oldest building in downtown Boston.
URL:https://www.december16.org/event/meet-the-express-that-went-from-hence-after-the-destruction-of-the-tea
LOCATION:Paul Revere House\, 19 North Square\, Boston\, MA\, 02113\, United States
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SUMMARY:National Parks of Boston Special Boston Tea Party 250th Programming
DESCRIPTION:On December 17\, 2023\, join the National Parks of Boston at the Great Hall in Faneuil Hall for compelling reenactments of two historic meetings to commemorate the landmark 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party. \nInspired by real words spoken in Faneuil Hall and around Boston\, hear arguments about destruction of private property\, historical memory\, and the role of a citizen when facing injustice. Debate with your fellow audience members and vote on the issue. Make your voice be heard! \nBoth programs are free\, open to the public for all ages\, and last 30-45 minutes. \nResponse to the Destruction of the Tea (1:00pm) \nOn December 16\, 1773\, Bostonians boarded three tea ships at Griffins Wharf and dumped over 300 chests of tea into the harbor to protest a tax placed upon tea. In response to the destruction of over 90\,000 pounds of East India Company Property\, Parliament passed the Coercive Acts which closed the Port of Boston until the tea was paid for. \nIn May of 1774 Bostonians gathered in the Great Hall in Faneuil Hall to vote on their response to the closing of the Port of Boston. Should Bostonians vote to pay for the destroyed private property and reopen the port? Or should they endorse a boycott of British goods and continue protesting Parliament? \n1873 Women’s Tea Party (3:00pm) \nOn December 15\, 1873\, Boston’s suffragists held a massive rally in the Great Hall in Faneuil Hall. The New England Women’s Suffrage Association organized the “Woman’s Tea Party” nearly 100 years after the Boston Tea Party to advocate for women to gain the right to vote. Leading suffragists\, who saw themselves as true inheritors of the legacy of the American Revolution\, delivered rousing speeches to a crowd of more than three thousand. \nAt the conclusion of the meeting\, those in attendance voted on a resolution. Should they continue to fight for women’s suffrage? \nVisit: https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/boston-tea-party-250.htm#:~:text=Celebrate%20the%20250th%20anniversary%20of\,of%20the%20Boston%20Tea%20Party. for more information.
URL:https://www.december16.org/event/national-parks-of-boston-special-boston-tea-party-250th-programming
LOCATION:Faneuil Hall\, Boston\, MA\, United States
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