Primary Sources:

Boston, December 20. The Boston Gazette [Boston]. 20 Dec. 1773:3. Print.
This primary source is a newspaper article dating shortly before the Boston Tea Party that
discusses the meetings that took place.
The Bostonians Paying the Excise-man, or Tarring and Feathering. History Matters. N.p., n.d. Web.
15 Aug. 2014. <http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6808/>
This primary source is a cartoon from 1774. It depicts the act of tarring and feathering of
Customs Commissioner Malcolm by American patriots.
Eyewitness Account by a Participant. 1773. Ms. Boston. The History Place. Web. 15. Aug. 2014.
<http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/teaparty/htm>.
This primary source is a detailed account of the Boston Tea Party by attendant and shoemaker
George Hewes.
John Adams diary 19, 16 Dec. 1772 18 Dec. 1773 [electronic edition]. Adams Family Papers: An
Electronic Archive. Massachusetts Historical Society. <http://www.masshist.org/digitaladams/>
This primary source is sections of John Adams's journal, specifically encompassing the time
period of the American Revolution in Massachusetts.
Tea, Destroyed by Indians. Massachusetts Historical Society. Massachusetts Historical Society, n.d.
Web. 14 Sept. 2014. <http://www.masshist.org/revolution/doc-viewer.php?
old=l&mode=nav&item_id=435>.
This primary source is a newspaper section from directly after the Boston Tea Party that exhibits
the reactions of the residents of Massachusetts to the occurance.
Secondary Sources:
Boston. Encyclopedia Britannica. Vol. 3. Chicago: William Benton, 1968. 990-991. Print.
This secondary source intensely describes the city of Boston and the history of its
Revolutionary period.

Boston 1774. PBS. Twin Cities Public Television, 2004. Web. 15 Aug. 2014.
<http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle_boston1774.html>.
This secondary source summarizes the reaction to the Boston Tea Party by the Americans and
the British.
The Boston Tea Party. Coming of the American Revolution. Massachusetts History Society, 2008.
Web. 15 Aug. 2014. <http://masshist.org/revolution/teaparty.php>.
This secondary source outlined the events that led up to the Boston Tea Party, such as the Tea
Act.
Carp, Benjamin L. 7 Myths about the Boston Tea Party. Journal of the American Revolution.
Reporting the Revolutionary War, 12 Nov. 2013. Web. 15. Sept. 2014.
<http://allthingsliberty.com/2013/11/7-myths-boston-tea-party/>.
This secondary source is an internet article that reflects upon several misconceptions people
tend to have about the Boston Tea Party and counteracts them with the actual truth.
Klein, Christopher. 10 Things You May Not Know About the Boston Tea Party. History.com.
<http://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-boston-tea-party>.
This secondary source gives ten lesser known facts about the Boston Tea Party to present
information that is often left out of typical summaries.
Nardo, Don. Conflicting Convictions in Prerevolutionary America. The American Revolution. San
Diego, CA: Greenhaven, 1998. N. pag. Print.
This secondary source retells the American Revolution. This particular chapter chronicles
complications that arose before the revolution, which includes the Boston Tea Party.
Schulman, Marc. Boston Tea Party 1773. History Central. MultiEducator, n.d. Web. 14 Sept. 2014.
<http://historycentral.com/Revolt?Tea_html>.
This secondary source is a website that interprets the American Revolution, and specifies with
subjects such as the Boston Tea Party, causes, battles, and economics.

Stokesbury, James L. The Causes of the War. A Short History of the American Revolution. New York:
W. Morrow, 1991. N. pag. Print.
This secondary source is a chapter from a book of the American Revolution. The chapter
dicusses which events led up to the war and the social conditions that provoked it.
A Tea Party Timeline: 1773-1775. Old South Meeting House. Old South Meeting House, n.d. Web.
15 Sept. 2014.
This secondary source is a timeline for the Boston Tea Party and the two years that followed it.
Its structure allows a visual understanding of how the time passes surrounding the event.
Zinn, Howard. Tyranny is Tyranny. A People's History of the United States. New York. HarperCollins,
2003. 67-71. Print.
This secondary source discusses all of American history from the viewpoint of the general
public, including the whole era of the American Revolution.