Reading the Receipt: The True Cost of the Boston Tea Party

Students analyze an East India Company invoice documenting the tea destroyed during the Boston Tea Party to investigate the event's economic impact. They calculate the value of the loss, evaluate the invoice as historical evidence, and weigh whether different groups experienced the event as a loss.

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Field Value
Subject Area U.S. History
Grade Band 11-12
Technology Tool CODAP
Class Time Estimate 2
Data Science Focus
  • 11-12.A.2.2a Propose multiple perspectives on data to mitigate inherent biases.
  • 11-12.A.2.2b Understand the difference between implicit and explicit bias.
Prerequisites General familiarity with the American Revolution; basic multiplication. (No source-analysis framework needed — the lesson introduces it.)
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Date Created July 9, 2026
Last Updated July 9, 2026