On December 16th, on a crowded noisy street in Boston, an anxious boy named Paul awaited the something extraordinary event that was about to happen. His older brother and many others were a part of a group named The Sons Of Liberty; they stood up for what they thought was right and just. The night appeared to be ordinary to any unknowing person, but the few who were in on this plot, knew this night would change everything and they were brimming with excitement! All Paul knew was that he should stand right where his brother told him to because something exhilarating was about to happen.
Let’s fill you in on the backstory. King George was ruling over both the Colonies and England, and he was happy. However the colonists were not as pleased with this arrangement because they vehemently opposed the excessive taxes placed upon them. Now he pushed them to the breaking point, he taxed them on tea! The Colonists were so mad that they decided not to buy the tea as an act of rebellion. So King George said the tea must be unloaded by December 16th. The Colonist decided they would comply with this demand, however they emptied the ship a little differently then he expected.
All of a sudden bursting through the crowd was none other than the “Indians” themselves! It was in that moment that Paul realized they were not in fact real native Indians, they were the Sons Of Liberty dressed up as such! They jumped aboard and axed their way through every crate of tea they could find. Soon all of the tea was steeping in the biggest tea cup the world has ever seen, the Atlantic Ocean.
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