The Aftermath of the Boston Tea Party

After the Boston Tea Party many of the participants fled the city to avoid consequences. Only one participant in the protest was arrested and it was a man by the name of Francis Akeley. This was the first time there was rebellion from the colonists against British rule. After the events, Paul Revere went to Manhattan on December twenty-first to deliver the news of the protest. After weeks the harbor smelt of tea and looters made attempts to salvage the remaining tea. To ensure that the tea was useless the Sons of Liberty went out in boats and tried to force the tea to sink to make sure it had no use.

When the news got to London, the British shut down the Harbor until all the chests that were tossed into the water were paid for. In retaliation, the first continental congress met and petitioned for the intolerable acts to be repealed. The effects of the Boston Tea Party are undeniable and are definitely a major cause of the eventual revolution against British Rule.