Boston Tea Party 3d Model. Text is the state motto of massachusetts ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem latin by the sword we seek peace but peace only under liberty includes. The target was the tea act of may 10 1773 which allowed the british east india company to sell tea from china in american colonies without paying taxes apart from those imposed by the townshend acts american patriots strongly opposed the taxes in the.
Along with john hancock s writing desk visitors can view a first edition copy of internationally renowned poet phillis wheatley s 1773 book as well as other rare revolutionary era artifacts and documents. Renowned as the location where the boston tea party began the meetinghouse contains a 3d model that depicts the route the sons of liberty took to the ships in the harbor. This 3d model in projected spatial nad83 utm zone 19n planar cartesian metric coordinates centered on xy plane with z axis points up.
Added two support options for the sail masts.
They were protesting a tax on tea and the east india company s perceived monopoly. Explore our open air deck and full scale replica 18th century sailing vessels as well as the other cargoes that accompanied the fated tea to america. Added two support options for the sail masts. Text is the state motto of massachusetts ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem latin by the sword we seek peace but peace only under liberty includes.
