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dec 16, 1773 - Boston tea party

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The Boston Tea Party was when a bunch of colonists dressed up like Native Americans, and dumped a bunch of tea into the ocean. They did this to prevent taxation. It was a mercantile and political protest by the Sons of Liberty. The harbor where it happened was closed and 92000 pounds of tea was dumped into the harbor.

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dec 16, 1773
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~ 252 years ago