dec 16, 1773 - Boston Tea Party .
Description:
- the thirteen colonies came together to plan something that will make the British that they didn't want to pay taxes anymore- brought ships with a lot of tea in the ocean the Americans dropped boxes of tea so that they wouldn't pay the tea taxes
- Boston Patriots, dressed as Mohawk Indians, raided three British ships then dumped 342 containers of tea into the harbor
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Date:
dec 16, 1773
Now
~ 252 years ago