FAQ's About the Boston Tea Party
"The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on Earth, and not to be under the will or legislative authority of man, but only to have the law of nature for his rule."
Samuel Adams |
What kind of tea was destroyed in the Boston Tea Party?
Answer: Historians believe that black tea and green tea. What is the irony in the East India Tea Company? Answer: The 342 chests of tea that was destroyed over the Boston harbor, was all from China, not India. How was the tea destroyed and what will be the total cost of tea in today’s dollars? Answer: 46 tons of tea leaves were destroyed, and 46 tons of tea leaves could have brewed 18,523,000 cups of tea, but the total cost in USD would be two million dollars, and £9,659 in euros. Why did the colonists dress up as Mohawk Indians, during the Boston Tea Party? Answer: To do such an act will be called treason, and dressing up as one was easy because all of them wore saggy rags, so all the blame will go on the Indians not the Sons of Liberty. |