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 \nLORD NORTH:Sire,as I've told you before,the East IndiaTea Company is losing money rapidly.If we do not act soon,it will go bankrupt.  \nKING:Well,what do you suggest,Lord North?  \nLORD NORTH:There is a large supply of unused tea lyingin the company's warehouses.I propose we ship the tea to ourcolonies in America and sell it there.  \nKING:Do so.And let’s make sure that our colonists will buyonly English tea.The tax we collect on tea will help fill ourpockets as well as the company's.  \nLORD NORTH(starts to leave,then besitates):Sire,is it wise todo this?I worry that the colonies will turn against us.ManyAmericans dislike our laws and regulations already.Shouldn'twe abolish the tax on tea,as a show of goodwill?  \nKING:No.The colonies were made to serve England,andmust obey my law.Anyone who disobeys me is a traitor and ascoundrel,and I care nothing for the opinion of such people.Keep the tax!  \n(LORD NORTH exits stage left,and the KING retur-zs to his writing.)4  \nSCENE 2  \nfoseph Warren and Elizabeth Horton's house in the summer:ELIZABETH and JOSEPH sip coffee,while an angry SAMUELADAMS paces back and forth.)  \nSAMUEL:It's bad enough that England expects us to pay taxeson tea!Now King George and the Parliament tell us that onlythe British East India Company can sell tea in the colonies!  \nELIZABETH:That means the East India Company will beable to charge any price they want for tea.Our merchantswill be driven out of business!Is that fair?  \nJOSEPH:Do sit down,friend.Your pacing is making menervous.  \nSAMUEL:How can England expect the American colonies topay taxes when we have no representative in Parliament?Believe me,I'd run for a seat in the Parliament if I could!I'd win,too!  \n5  \nJOSEPH:I must say that it would be much quieter in Bostonif you were in London serving in Parliament.  \nELIZABETH:We'll just keep refusing to buy tea.When theEast India Company can't sell their tea,they'll convince theKing to do away with the tax.  \nSAMUEL:That's not good enough.We have to take astronger stand.  \nJOSEPH:We,Samuel?  \nSAMUEL:The Sons of Liberty will take a stand.Many of uswant the colonies to be free from England entirely.  \nJOSEPH:I'm almost afraid to ask what you have in mind.  \nSAMUEL:Once the tea arrives here,we won’t let themunload it from the ships.We have a plan that will preventthem from selling their tea.  \nSCENE 3  \n(Under the Liberty Tree in November:SAMUELADAMS speaks to acrowd,including ELIZABETH HORTON andJOSEPH WARREN.)  \nSAMUEL:Three British ships loaded with tea are sailing clos-er and closer to Boston!How shall we greet them?  \nTOWNSPERSON ONE (Shouting):Send it back!  \nSAMUEL:Do you hear that,Governor Thomas Hutchinson?The people of Boston don't want that tea!They won't buy itfrom your sons!That's right!Governo","cbCait55HTwCayCf","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCait55HTwCayCf","pdf",957170,"English","# Main Characters\n# Secondary Characters\n# Setting\n# Scene 1\n# Scene 2\n# Scene 3\n# Scene 4","[{\"question\":\"Who are the main characters in this play about the Boston Tea Party?\",\"answer\":\"The play lists George the Third, Lord Frederick North, Samuel Adams, Dr. Joseph Warren, Elizabeth Horton, and others, including Thomas Hutchinson and Francis Rotch.\"},{\"question\":\"What problem does the British government face regarding tea?\",\"answer\":\"Lord North explains that the East India Tea Company is losing money and could go bankrupt, so unused tea is proposed to be shipped to America and sold there with the tax kept.\"},{\"question\":\"What plan do the Sons of Liberty intend to do when the tea arrives in Boston?\",\"answer\":\"They plan to prevent the tea from being unloaded from the ships and to stop its sale, escalating public resistance until the King hears them across the ocean.\"}]","OVERBOARD! - The Boston Tea Party - Main Characters | PDF",1789966704,31]