Boston Tea Party: The Night That Changed the Revolution

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🗓️ 4 July 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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On the night of December 25, 1776, General George Washington led a daring and risky crossing of the icy Delaware River during the American Revolution. Facing defeat and low morale, Washington’s surprise attack on Hessian forces in Trenton, New Jersey, became a turning point in the war. With harsh winter weather, dangerous river conditions, and exhausted troops, the crossing was a bold gamble—and it worked. This episode explores the strategy, conditions, and impact of the crossing, and how Washington’s leadership helped revive the revolutionary cause at a crucial moment. 📢 ⁠⁠Donate via Patreon⁠⁠ for a shout-out! 🎉 Check out our new show, ⁠⁠⁠Bedtime Safari⁠⁠⁠! ⁠⁠⁠📺⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ 👍 ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠🇲🇽⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Spanish | "Déjame contarte la Historia"⁠⁠⁠ Share your thoughts here: ⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/AV3cWqMPTujDTMSK7

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0:00.0	Welcome to Bedtime History. Hello, this is Breck.
0:11.5	If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe to be notified about new episodes, and to get our entire catalog of episodes ad-free, you can subscribe via Apple Podcasts. Also be sure to check out
0:23.0	our 400-plus educational videos on our YouTube channel. We also have a new show called
0:28.6	Bedtime Safari, so look for the link in the show notes of our most recent episodes.
0:36.9	A shout-out to our newest donors, Stanley from Darlington, UK, Matt and Jameson from
0:42.2	Maryland, and Eddie from Sydney, Australia. If you'd like a shout out, you can donate via Patreon
0:48.2	in the link in the show notes. Close your eyes and imagine it's a chilly December night, with the moon shining down on a busy harbor.
0:57.0	Instead of the usual quiet of the night, there's a buzz of excitement and whispers among a group of people dressed in funny disguises.
1:05.0	But they're not preparing for a party, with music and games, but for something far more dramatic, a protest that we become a
1:12.8	famous event in American history, the Boston Tea Party, an important event that helped shape
1:18.8	the future of the United States. The year was 1773, and America was not yet a free country.
1:26.4	The American colonies were still under British rule,
1:29.6	and many people were unhappy with how they were being treated.
1:33.1	They'd been living under British laws and taxes for years,
1:36.8	and they were growing frustrated with the way things were going.
1:40.2	One of the biggest problems was a tax on tea,
1:42.7	which made a simple cup of tea much more expensive for everyone.
1:47.0	Back in the 18th century, tea was a very popular drink, and it was enjoyed by people in the colonies.
1:55.0	However, the British government decided to impose a tax on the tea, which meant that every time someone bought tea, they
2:01.2	had to pay extra money to the government. The colonists didn't like this at all. They felt
2:07.2	it was unfair to be taxed without having a say in the matter. They called it taxation
2:12.1	without representation. The British government made it so that the British East India Company, a large tea trading company,
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