4h 47min, jan 2, 1773 y - The Boston Tea Party
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Britain's east India Company was allowed to sell tea in north America without paying any regular taxes. this meant they could undersell American merchants and monopolies the colonial tea trade. three ships were boarded by fifty men and the tea was thrown into the harbor- spurring similar acts of resistance across other seaports and helping to spark the revolutionary war between America and Britain.Added to timeline:
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4h 47min, jan 2, 1773 y
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~ 252 years ago