Boston Tea Party: The Boston Tea Party

Boston Tea Party The British East Indian Company went into debt after having corrupt management and becoming involved in a war that cost them a great deal of money. This caused me and another seventeen million pounds to be packed into chests and stored in a warehouse. We all started to lose hope as the days went by and we remained unsold. Then an unlikely hero emerged. His name is Lord North, the prime minister of Britain. He originally put a tax on us that resulted in Dutch tea to be smuggled in for a cheaper price, but he decided to fix his mistake by having Parliament pass the Tea Act of 1773. This act was passed on May 10, 1773 allowing us to be sold at a lower price than the Dutch tea. In October 1773, I, and another one thousand, two hundred fifty-two chest departed to Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Charles Town. I was given the honor to go on a ship heading to Boston. The trip across the Atlantic Ocean was long and bumpy. I spent the whole trip worrying that my chest would fall apart all over the floor. Fortunately, my ship docked in the Boston Harbor during the middle of December with no catastrophes. Today is December 17, 1773, and there is one day left before we will be unloaded to land. All of us are anxiously waiting for the next day. Once we are unloaded, we will be sold to different homes on day be consumed by the …show more content…
There are certain things that happen before meeting your end. Time seems to go slow, allowing one to notice their surroundings. There are two more ships with tea being overthrown. In total, I would say there were one hundred fifty men throwing over three hundred and forty-two chests. I am halfway down to the waters. Even though I will never experience it, I know there will be retaliation to Boston. No one can get away with destroying this much profitable tea. I land into the water with a loud splash and sink to the bottom to reunite with my fellow chests. There was no hope of surviving this Boston Tea