dec 16, 1773 - Boston Tea Party of 1773

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A group of colonist under the name of Sons of Liberty boarded 3 privately owned ships carrying British East Indian Company tea. The men dressed as Mohawk Indians as a disguise while they threw over 342 chests of tea into the Boston harbor without damaging the ships themselves. The colonist were protesting the Tea Act. Also that the British East Indian Company did not have to pay a tax on tea because Britain was trying to save the company from bankruptcy. Even though the tea was cheaper, it was deemed a monopoly and again violated their beieve in representation. The whole event was witnessed by an official ,but the men were not tried or stopped.

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