1774 newspaper w a 1st report in ENGLAND of BOSTON TEA PARTY Revolutionary War

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1774 newspaper with an inside-page VERY EARLY report in ENGLAND of the BOSTON TEA ARTY. # FB742Please visit our ebay store for other FANTASTIC Americana, Antiquarian Books and Ephemera at /vintagebooksartSEE PHOTO-----ORIGINAL NEWSPAPER, the Gentleman's Magazine (London) dated January, 1774 with fantastic history from REVOLUTIONARY BOSTON and other colonies as KING GEORGE III feels the wrath of AMERICAN COLONISTS protesting against the TEA ACT! This issue contains an ealy first report of the BOSTON TEA PARTY as well as reports on reaction to British Tea policy up and down the East Coast.Perfect for framing and display, this historic piece dates to just before the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, 243 years old!! This could certainly be the centerpiece of any FINE REVOLUTIONARY WAR collection!The Boston Tea Party was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston , Massachusetts , on December 16, 1773. The demonstrators, some disguised as Native Americans , in defiance of the Tea Act of May 10, 1773, destroyed an entire shipment of tea sent by the East India Company . They boarded the ships and threw the chests of tea into Boston Harbor . The British government responded harshly and the episode escalated into the American Revolution . The Tea Party became an iconic event of American history, and since then other political protests such as the Tea Party movement have referred to themselves as historical successors to the Boston protest of 1773.The Tea Party was the culmination of a resistance movement throughout British America against the Tea Act , which had been passed by the British Parliament in 1773. Colonists objected to the Tea Act because they believed that it violated their rights as Englishmen to " No taxation without representation ", that is, be taxed only by their own elected representatives and not by a British parliament in which they were not represented. Protesters had successfully prevented the unloading of taxed tea in three other colonies, but in Boston, embattled Royal Governor Thomas Hutchinson refused to allow the tea to be returned to Britain.The Boston Tea Party was a significant event in the growth of the American Revolution . Parliament responded in 1774 with the Coercive Acts , or Intolerable Acts, which, among other provisions, ended local self-government in Massachusetts and closed Boston's commerce . Colonists up and down the Thirteen Colonies in turn responded to the Coercive Acts with additional acts of protest, and by convening the First Continental Congress , which petitioned the British monarch for repeal of the acts and coordinated colonial resistance to them. The crisis escalated, and the American Revolutionary War began near Boston in 1775.Very Good condition . This listing includes the original newspaper, lacking one of two plates, the plate related to part of Captain Cook's Voyage . VINTAGE BOOKS AND FINE ART stands behind all of the items that we sell with a no questions asked, money back guarantee. Every item we sell is original printed on the date indicated at the beginning of its description, unless clearly stated as a reproduction in the header AND text body. U.S. buyers pay calculated priority postage which includes waterproof plastic and a heavy cardboard flat to protect your purchase from damage in the mail. International postage is quoted when we are informed as to where the package is to be sent. We do combine postage (to reduce postage costs) for multiple purchases sent in the same package. We accept payment by PAYPAL . If you have any questions or concerns about this item, please feel free to call the shop at . W e ship packages twice a week. This is truly a piece OF HISTORY that YOU CAN OWN! read more

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