 |
重新上演闕斯特城茶會事件時，被反叛的殖民地居民丟下船的Brigantine
Geddes船員及他們的茶葉貨品
|
|
|
|
闕斯特城(Chestertown)的茶會節
地方性遺產
大部分人都聽過波士頓茶會(Boston
Tea Party)，但您知道馬裡蘭也曾發生過類似的茶會事件嗎？
1773年時，英國議會通過了茶葉法令(Tea
Act)，其不但徵收茶稅，還規定只有特定人士有權力將茶葉輸入美國殖民地。波士頓居民為表抗議，偽裝成美國原住民，趁著夜色登上三艘船，並將船上的英國茶葉全數倒入波士頓海港。這件著名的抗議行動後來被稱為波士頓茶會事件。英國方面的回應是關閉波士頓港口，直到殖民地的居民賠償損毀的茶葉。
英國的舉動激怒了其他殖民地的居民們，而馬裡蘭闕斯特城市民的抗議方式是拒買、販售或飲用英國茶。接著在1774年5月時，他們登上了一艘載有茶葉的英國船，並且將船上的茶葉丟入闕斯特河(Chester
River)。然而不同於波士頓的茶會事件，闕斯特城的居民不但沒有偽裝自己的身份，還選擇在白天進行此一抗議活動。每年五月所舉辦的闕斯特城茶會節，旨在紀念這些英勇市民的舉動。活動內容包括了遊行、長約10哩的賽跑、殖民時期的工藝品展示及不可或缺的闕斯特城茶葉事件重演！
Most people have heard of the Boston Tea Party, but did you know that Maryland had a similar "tea party?"
In 1773, the British Parliament passed the Tea Act, which taxed tea and restricted who was allowed to import tea into the American Colonies. Bostonians protested by boarding three ships in the night disguised as Native Americans and dumping the British tea into Boston Harbor. This famous protest became known as the Boston Tea Party. The British responded by closing the Port of Boston until the Colonists paid for the destroyed tea.
This angered many people in the other Colonies, and in Chestertown, Maryland, the citizens protested by deciding not to buy, sell, or drink British tea. Then, in May 1774, they boarded a British ship loaded with a cargo of tea and threw it into the Chester River. Unlike the Tea Party in Boston, the citizens of Chestertown made no attempt to disguise themselves and acted in broad daylight. Every May, the Chestertown Tea Party Festival is the site of a celebration remembering those brave citizens. There's a parade, a 10-mile run, Colonial crafts demonstrations, and of course, a re-enactment of the historic Chestertown Tea Party!
1/1 頁
關於地方性遺產
|
