Boston Gazette Account of the Tea Party
A 1773 article in the Boston Gazette reported on the dumping of tea into Boston Harbor to protest British taxation. Why does the author begin the account by emphasizing the great distances people traveled to demand the expulsion of the Dartmouth?
A
To demonstrate that the commission to the governor had completely failed
B
To demonstrate that anti-tea and anti-tax sentiment was widespread
C
To demonstrate that the ship had already attempted to depart
D
To demonstrate that multiple civil governing bodies held authority in the Boston meeting house
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