One of the most important events in America's history is Boston Tea Party.The Boston Tea Party was a result of the British put a tax on the tea. The Boston Tea Party happen when a group of colonist boarded a ship and dumped 342 chests of tea overboard.This was an act of terrorism because of three reasons.First of all day hijacked the boat. Secondly, they also commit the crime using dangerous weapons.Finally, this was an act of violence protected people. One reason that it is terrorism is because they conspired to hijack the boat. “... at 10 o'clock at the Old South meeting house, where they pass’d a unanimous vote that the Tea should go out of the Harbour that afternoon.” This quote shows that they met and planned to hijack the boat. …show more content…
“... first cutting and splitting the chests with our tomahawks, so as to thoroughly expose them to the effects of the water.” The colonists used tomahawks to commit the crime. Tomahawks are regarded as a dangerous weapon. The colonists carried pistols along to the ships.\ Finally, the third reason that the Boston Tea Party was an act of terrorism is because this was a crime against “protected” people meaning the government. “Colonists in Boston, disguised as Indians, boarded three vessels and dumped 342 canisters of tea into Boston Harbor.” This was not an actual attempt of violence against the “protected” people but it did affect the British economy. The act of dumping the tea was an act of defiance, but it was also an act of violence. To conclude, the Boston Tea Party was an act of terrorism because the colonists hijacked the boat to dump the tea. Also the dumping of the tea was accompanied with the use of dangerous weapons, like the tomahawks and the pistols. Finally it was and indirect act of violence against “protected” people like the government officials. This act of terrorism sparked the beginning to the american