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dec 16, 1773 - The Boston Tea Party

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British Parliament imposed several different taxes on the colonists. These included the Stamp Act, the Townshend Act, and a tear tax.In protest of this, colonists threw about 342 chests of tea into the water.

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dec 16, 1773
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~ 252 years ago

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