Unit Plan
Massachusetts Historical Society

Mass. Historical Society: Coming of the American Revolution: Boston Tea Party

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover a detailed account of the dramatic protest known as "The Boston Tea Party", one of the key events that led to the Revolutionary War. Supported by primary source documents.
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Other

Boston Tea Party Historical Society Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the historic events that preceded the Boston Tea Party and ultimately led to this famous protest.
Primary
Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: The Boston Tea Party

For Students 9th - 10th
This primary source set allows you to explore the Boston Tea Party through photographs, cartoons, letters, and oral histories. Includes a teaching guide.
Activity
Ibis Communications

Eye Witness to History: The Boston Tea Party, 1773

For Students 9th - 10th
This article details information surrounding the Boston Tea Party in 1773.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: American Revolution for Kids: Boston Tea Party

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the Boston Tea Party major event in the American Revolutionary War on this site.
Activity
Open Door Team

Open Door Web Site: The "Boston Tea Party"

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief article hits the high points of the Boston Tea Party-the reason, those involved, and England's response.
Activity
Other

Boston History and Architecture: Boston Tea Party

For Students 9th - 10th
Citing the Boston Tea Party has been a rallying cry. Find out what the real reasons were behind the actions of the Sons of Liberty on that night of December 16, 1773. What made the colonists so angry and the reactions of the British lay...
Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Tea Act, 1773

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides background information on the Tea Act which led to the Boston Tea Party. Has links to other acts as well.
Handout
Other

Historical Narratives of Early Canada: One Kingdom Divisible

For Students 9th - 10th
This web page examines Benjamin Franklin, the Boston Tea Party, First Continental Congress, and the Second Continental Congress in 1775, where Canadians were invited to attend. Learn more about the flow of revolution and loyalty on each...
Handout
The History Cat

The History Cat: Countdown to Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Begins with a description of the British system of mercantilism that was imposed on the American colonies along with the taxes levied through the Stamp Act and the Sugar Act. The Americans complained that it was taxation without...
Website
The Newberry Library

Newberry Library: Representing the American Revolution, 1768 to 1893

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary source documents and learning excercises for student exploring the American Revolution. Lesson on how events of the American Revolution were interpreted in the 18th and 19th centuries and how the meaning has changed over time.
Website
Utah Education Network

Uen: Themepark: Liberty: American Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a large collection of internet resources organized around the American Revolution. Links to places to go, people to see, things to do, teacher resources, and bibliographies.
Handout
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools

Loon Lake Elementary: Heading to War

For Students 3rd - 7th
This general overview of the events leading to the American Revolution includes images from the time period.

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