The Boston Tea Party was one of the turning points for unifying the Colonists’ stand for independence from King George and England.  Events leading up to the dumping of the tea are clearly and simply explained.  At the end of the brief chapter, two opposing actions are presented for discussion.  What the colonists chose to do is related on the next page.  What an engaging way to encourage thinking about the choices the colonists had to make at the time.  Includes captioned photographs, illustrations, fact boxes, a time line, glossary, and index.  A list of related additional books are written at a slightly higher reading level but aimed at intermediate readers.  Two internet sources provide excellent supplementary facts to help round out this period in history.  Could also be used to address Common Core standards.