Edenton Tea Party Cartoon

It remained unknown until 1827 when a north carolina native naval officer purchased a rendering of the cartoon in a shop abroad.

Edenton tea party cartoon. This is an image of a satircal cartoon from 1775 called a society of patriotic ladies at edenton north carolina it shows the patriotic edenton women in a very unflattering way and makes them look foolish as they pledge to boycott english goods in support of the resolutions of the continental congress and the north carolina provincial assembly. Even though the edenton tea party was ridiculed in england it was praised in the colonies. This cartoon is a satirical interpretation of the edenton tea party and appeared in a london newspaper on march 25 1775. The edenton tea party was a political protest in edenton north carolina in response to the tea act passed by the british parliament in 1773.

Graphic organizer pg 5 optional tea party supplies coffee urn apple juice tea cups cookies napkins serving tea pot lesson plan pdf. The fifty one women are portrayed with masculine features and representative of various social backgrounds including a female slave. The women of edenton represented american frustrations with english monarchical rule and the need for american separation and independence. Copies of political cartoon a society of patriotic ladies at edenton north carolina october 25 1774.

There has been much confusion about the edenton tea party primarily because the event went unrecorded in north carolina. The edenton women were also satirized in a political cartoon published in london in march 1775.