dec 16, 1773 - Boston Tea Party

Description:

Description:

~ A brief period of peace and tranquility, among the Colonies and European powers.

~ Interrupted by an event by the name of the Boston Tea Party.

~ Sam Adams led a resistance group called the "Sons of Liberty", with the sole purpose of ceasing any tea that would come ashore, from Britain.

~ A group of colonists dressed as Mohawk Indians went aboard a ship and dumped 342 chests of tea into the nearby harbor.

~ According to participant George Hews, “We were surrounded by British armed ships, but no attempt was made to resist us.”