154.2 - The Boston Tea Party + U.S. Independe...

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"We have only been making a little salt-water tea."This is the story of the Boston Tea Party. The East India Company and the needs of the global British Empire are intertwined, and Parliament wants the American colonies to help foot the bill by drinking the company's tea. The Eas ...  Show more

On December 16th, 1773, a band of American patriots quietly boarded three ships in Boston Harbour, under the cover of night. Armed with axes and hatchets, they pried open the crates on board and poured their contents into the ocean. The crates contained tea; black-leaved Bohea ...

“Last night three cargos of tea were emptied into the sea. This morning a man of war sails. This is the most magnificent movement of all. There is a dignity, a majesty, a sublimity, in this last effort of the patriots, that I greatly admire.” The Boston Tea Party occurs amid the ...  Show more

Get your fluency book here: https://www.tofluency.com/book (it's FREE to download!) 00:00 Introduction 01:29 Explaining 4th July 02:05 The history of Independence Day 04:03 The Boston Tea Party 05:43 The French Influence 06:20 The most famous passage 08:49 Phrases related to the ...  Show more