Edenton Tea Party

Edenton Tea Party
Part of the American Revolution
Edenton Tea Pot. Sculpted in 1905, this teapot commemorates the 1774 Edenton Tea Party.
Date	October 25, 1774; 250 years ago (1774-10-25)
Location	Edenton, Province of North Carolina, British America
Caused by	Tea Act
Goals	To protest British Parliament's tax on tea. "No taxation without representation."
Parties
Edenton Ladies Patriotic Guild Great Britain East India Company Parliament
Lead figures
Penelope Barker

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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. It was one of the first instances of political activism by women in the Thirteen Colonies.

In October 1774, 51 women from Edenton and the surrounding area signed a statement dated October 25, 1774 affirming their support for the first North Carolina Provincial Congress' decision to boycott of British goods to protest the Crown's mistreatment of the American colonies.^[1] The boycott was one of the events that led up to the American Revolution (1775–1781).^[2]

The 51 signers' statement, known as the "Edenton Resolves", forms one of the earliest-known protests written and organized by women in the American Colonies, and this protest later became known as the "Edenton Tea Party".^[3]