Days with Doodle

Boston Tea Party Story for Writing Class

The Adventure of a Lifetime

On a cool evening in December along the Boston Harbor, the cobblestone streets were crowded with people bustling about. Sixteen-year-old Jon, who was a member of the ‘Sons of Liberty’, was dressing himself inside Treasure Cave for the special occasion. The ‘Sons of Liberty’ were disguising themselves as ‘Native Americans’ so they would not be recognized. The ‘Sons of Liberty’ were preparing themselves to reply to King George’s unfair tax on tea. They knew there were three ships in the harbor full of English tea. The tea would not make it ashore. They planned on ‘unloading’ it into the harbor that evening. Anxiously, Jon prepared to be a part of the activity but he was scared. His heart was racing quickly. He feared this could be a perilous adventure. He was not sure if he was just being a baby or could he be right?

At this time, the ‘Sons of Liberty’ were transfixed on no tea taxation. Jon knew that the English ordered the colonists to pay a tax on tea. Everyone thought this tax was not fair. Rebelliously, the colonists demanded the tea be sent back to England. King George, who ordered the tea to be unloaded tonight, December 16, was not aware of the plans of Jon and his friends. The colonists were appalled with the way he was dealing with them. They could not fathom King George treating them so unfairly. His decision provoked their reply. He would hear their rebel cries. No tax on tea!

The ‘Sons of Liberty’ stood in a dark alley lined up like soldiers, waiting for the signal from Samuel. Samuel Adams, who was a cousin to John Adams, took the opportunity to lead this "tea party." Suddenly, everyone heard a thunderous BOOM! That was the signal they had waited to hear. As they ran out to the sound of the signal, many people gasped fearing a raid by the Native Americans. Soon people realized they were the ‘Sons of Liberty’ in disguise. The rebels ran aboard as fast as they could. Upon boarding the first ship, they saw the one hundred fourteen chests of tea. In seconds, they dumped the entire shipment of tea into the cool Boston Harbor. When they finished with the crates on the first ship, some clung to ropes and lowered themselves into the cold sea, while others swung from ship to ship. Jon jumped into the cool water. He was swimming so quickly his moccasins filled with water and almost fell off. As Jon was swimming across to the next ship, he did not notice the danger in the water. He was swimming toward a jellyfish! Just as Jon reached the next ship he felt a hot, sharp sting. Could he have been shot? No, the pain was familiar. He was stung by a jellyfish. The piercing pain shot through his leg but he persevered and kept focused on the job at hand. Bravely, he continued his task. The ‘Sons of Liberty’ were tearing into the crates faster on each ship.

People began to chant, "Rally Indians! Bring your axes, and tell King George we’ll pay no taxes." When they finished dumping the last crates of tea, they escaped through the cheering crowd to where it all started, Treasure Cave. Jon felt proud that he had participated in this life changing adventure.