The Boston Tea Party
Storyboard Description
December 16, 1773
All the background and events that led to the Boston Tea Party
Storyboard Text
- The King of England's Throne Room
- Battling Debt
- So, I've decided to pass the Townshend Act so you can pay for this through taxes.
- Hi there, colonists. Guess what? That War with the French and Indians put England in debt!
- Refusal
- No Taxation Without Representation!!!!
- I'm a British tax collector. Pay your taxes!
- Oh no.
- (Partial) Repairs
- All right, all right. No more taxes... except on TEA!
- Minus discount, plus tax. That work for ya?
- Aboard the ship of The East India Company
- Monopoly
- Also, you'll only get tea from The East India Company. I won't be telling you this part, but, I'm creating a monopoly in order to help Britain.
- December 16, 1773: THE BOSTON TEA PARTY
- Protest
- Punishment
- Oh, is that so? You wanna try me? All right, then you're all punished!
- Every single one of you has to heed to my newest, slightly unfair, acts. (Which you will later name the Intolerable Acts)
- TEA
- TEA
- TEA
- TEA
- 342 crates of tea were dumped into the Boston Harbour by colonists( the Sons of Liberty) dressed as Mowhawk Indians.
- This will later lead to the American Revolution, but that's for another comic strip.
Over 30 Million Storyboards Created