The Boston Tea Party

When word of the boston tea party reached britain in january, the ministry went into apoplectic convulsions. They called benjamin franklin to appear before the privy council two days later to explain the actions of the men. He officially represented franklin, as always, but his interview with the privyCouncil turned out to be a rage fueled ambush. For an hour, franklin was beraded in terms so severe that much of what was said was not even written down. Most of this barading was over his dishonorable conduct in the scandal over hutchinson's letters. Franklin, recognizing that he couldn't win, remained silent and simply left when the