What Was the Boston Tea Party? by Kathleen Krull

What Was the Boston Tea Party? Reviews

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  Joey Oborne

  Great book! I learned so much about the Boston Tea Party!!! :)
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  Rosa

  This was an interesting read for both of us. While it was mostly all new for my 8 yr old, there was a lot I hadn't known. Good introduction to some American history. Now we have decided to look into our genealogy to see if we have any revolutionary war vets down or line.
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  Jaymie

  Fun little book. I just visited Boston for the first time recently. It was so so neat to see some of the places with so much American History.
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  Gabriel alexander Arras

  I think that this book is a great book. I've done a project on The Boston Tea Party before. The Boston Tea Party is a great event that happened because of the tea tax in the tea act.
  
  
  I recommend this book to any one who likes history.
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  Tristen Carreon

  I like this book a lot because I remember learning about all of the stuff in this book in the 5th grade a year ago. This book made me think back to that time and about the Boston tea party. This book taught me more in detail about the Boston Tea Party than I learned in 5th grade. So, if you want to learn more about the Boston tea party and like nonfiction and historical books then you may want to give this book a try.
  
  
  
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  Heather

  Good
  
  I'm wondering what the people who participated in this protest would think about all of the ridiculous taxes we have today! Rather inspiring.
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  Takahiro Yamada

  60 minutes
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  They made their own tea, from sage or raspberry leaves, and called it "Liberty Tea".
  I liked this phrase, especially, liberty tea. I thought they found a good expression!
  
  I liked this book, because I could know well about the incident. I learned about it in a high school, but it was too difficult for me then. However, through this book, I could learn it much.
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  DECEMBER 16 1773
  TRAVELED TO // Boston, Massachusetts - Boston Harbor
  MET ALONG THE WAY // King George III - Benjamin Franklin - Thomas Hutchinson - Thomas Gage - John Hancock - Samuel Adams - John Adams - Paul Revere - Christopher Seider - Crispus Attucks - Sons Of Liberty - Daughters Of Liberty - George Washington - Abigail Adams - Thomas Jefferson // Patrick Henry //
  
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  Felipe Alfaro

  It's almost time for Independence Day, so this is a timely read for me. This is one of the most widely known events in early American history. It's interesting in that it was the first major non-violent protest for us. This event set the stage for a tradition of protest against tyranny and injustice, and the free exercise of rights that would later be honored by the first amendment.
  
  This of course was an illegal and destructive act, but it is something that we as Americans have decided from the beginning is sometimes necessary in order to resist draconian measures. Whether you are a Loyalist or with the rebels of the time, we should at least agree that in America, peaceful protest is a valued means with which to resist intolerable acts of government. What is intolerable? Of course acts that are passed without the fair representation of the people. The Revolutionary War could have been avoided had American colonists been given the representation they sought, and had King George III not been so eager to punish them harshly, further escalating tensions.
  Maybe, if the war had been avoided, France, and not America could have been the catalyst that started the wave of democracy around the world. Perhaps America would have followed suit shortly after anyway. In any case, we must remember to resist any attempts to eliminate democracy from our nation, as democracy through fair representation is the principle it was founded on.
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  David

  What Was the Boston Tea Party? by Kathleen Krull presents a quick but factual account of what is commonly known today as the Boston Tea Party. In a protest against a tax on tea imposed by Great Britain against its American colonies, the colonists organized the protest that resulted in men disguised as American Indians boarding three ships anchored in Boston harbor, split open all of the boxes of tea, and dumped them all overboard into the harbor. This wasn't the first such protest against taxes but the first one that resulted in damages. The British government responded by closing Boston's harbor until the colonists paid for thr lost tea. This act was one of several that led up to the Revolutionary War of America's independence and becoming a free and sovereign nation. There were many interesting facts in the book such as American colonists switching their favorite beverage from tea to coffee. Great read for anyone just looking for a quick overview of what the Boston Tea Party was all about!
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  D Curtis

  This amazing book What Was the Boston Tea Party? by Kathleen Krull was an informational book to read. It was about the obvious the Boston Tea Party and what it was and how it turned out. Well the Boston Tea party was an protest by angry colonists in regard to tea taxes. In total the colonists dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. I enjoyed this book and give credit to author Kathleen Krull for the good detail and information. I would recommend this book and I have faith that you will enjoy it
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  Amanda

  I like how this book gave the historical background leading up to the Boston Tea Party as well as its' aftermath. Filled with lots of facts and pictures to help readers learn about this important time in American history. I think this book brings history to life in an interesting way for both children and adults alike.
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  Lisa

  I love the comparative timelines at the end of the books, as well as maps, etc. This book had several pages of illustrations and actual pictures or lithographs of Boston, the historical figures involved, etc.
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  Emily

  A lot of great information, but I felt they didn't REALLY explain the "costumes" and what it meant for the Indians they were mimicking. This is a piece of history that really gets glossed over.
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  Azul

  Boring
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  Jack Erin

  it is about the boston tea Party
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  Crystal

  This one is going into the classroom library so students can read it before they visit Boston - and the Tea Party Ships!
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  Charity Cole

  Good history
  
  Another great history book for kids (and adults). Puts the facts out there in an easy read format. I love these books.
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  Melissa

  Love this series. Read this one with my second graders. It was a hit!
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  CL

  John Adams represented the British soldiers who fired on civilians in Boston Massacre.