Prior to the Boston Tea Party

The Boston Tea Party was not a spur of the movement decision made by a handful of Bostonians; Instead the Boston Tea Party was  prior to the Boston Tea Party, Bostonians had many different conflicts with the British and the British soldiers occupying their city. British soldiers were stealing Bostonian women from the Bostonians and the British soldiers also would act out when intoxicated which further infuriated the people of Boston even further.

An example of an event that led to the Boston Tea Party was the Boston massacre. The Boston Massacre was also not a spur of the movement decision made by a handful of Bostonians. An example of one of the events that lead up to the Boston Massacre was soldiers inciting fights with the Bostonians. Prior to the gunshots of the massacre there were constant fights between the two groups. There were many disagreements with the two groups over employment. The soldiers came in and occupied Boston and the pay that they were given was not enough to support their families so they took the jobs that were previously for the citizens of Boston. This also caused tension between the two groups which ultimately led to the massacre