A history of the United States for schools . ^^ iimti. ^L^M-^ THE OLD SOUTH §§ 82,83. CAUSES AND BEGINNINGS. 203 to the custom house and pay the duty, and thus thekings audacious scheme would be crowned with suc-cess. The only way to prevent such a wicked resultwas to rip open the tea chests and spill their contents into the sea, and this was done, according to a ^^ „ _ . ^ The Bos- preconcerted plan, and without the slightest ton Tea uproar or disorder, by a small party of men ^^^disguised as Indians ; among them were some of thebest of the townsfolk. This affair has sometimes
A history of the United States for schools . ^^ iimti. ^L^M-^ THE OLD SOUTH §§ 82,83. CAUSES AND BEGINNINGS. 203 to the custom house and pay the duty, and thus thekings audacious scheme would be crowned with suc-cess. The only way to prevent such a wicked resultwas to rip open the tea chests and spill their contents into the sea, and this was done, according to a ^^ „ _ . ^ The Bos- preconcerted plan, and without the slightest ton Tea uproar or disorder, by a small party of men ^^^disguised as Indians ; among them were some of thebest of the townsfolk. This affair has sometimes beenthoughtlessly spoken of as a riot, but nothing couldhave been less like a riot. It was the deliberate act ofthe commonwealth of Massachusetts, the only availableand proper reply to the kings insulting challenge. Itwas hailed with delight throughout the thirteen colonies,and there is nothing in all our history of which an edu-cated American should feel more proud. 83. Lexington and Concord. It was a formal defi-ance to the king, and was so ac
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