Final Project: Historic Boston Reference Materials.

When was the American Revolution? When was the Boston Tea Party? Both of these events and dates must be in your blog, and your reference materials must come from these time periods.

The American Revolution was a political upheaval that took place between 1765 and 1783 during which colonists in the Thirteen American Colonies rejected the British monarchy and aristocracy, overthrew the authority of Great Britain, and founded the United States of America.

The Boston Tea Party (initially referred to by John Adams as "the Destruction of the Tea in Boston" was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, on December 16, 1773.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Tea_Party

What did Boston look like at the time of the American Revolution and the Boston Tea Party? Locate historically accurate maps of Boston from this time. Note that the maps MUST come from credible sources (you can't reply on personal blogs that have this material, for example, nor can you rely on many web sites since most just post collections that they find without actually verifying the authenticity of those materials). Your maps MUST come from credible sources such as museums, libraries, and/or historical societies that address the American Revolution and the Boston Tea Party.

http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-tea-party


Scale. How large was Boston during this period of time? Search for maps that show the scale of historic Boston, so that you can calculate how large Boston actually was.

http://www.boston-tea-party.org/location.html

GIS data. Read the first few paragraphs of this article for a high-level overview of Geographic information systems (GIS). Search for GIS (Geographic information system) data for Boston at the time of American Revolution and the Boston Tea Party.

Man-made Structures. What were the most important structures in Boston at the time of American Revolution and the Boston Tea Party? Buildings, ships and boats, boat docks, and other man-made (made by humans) items all fall into this category.

Natural Structures. What were the most important natural (not man-made) structures in Boston at the time of American Revolution and the Boston Tea Party? Hills, beaches, islands, oceans, rivers, trees, and animals all other natural (not man-made) items fall into this category.