dec 16, 1773 - Boston Tea Party
Description:
"Incident in which 342 chests of tea belonging to the British East India Company were thrown from ships into Boston Harbor by American patriots disguised as Mohawk Indians. The Americans were protesting both a tax on tea (taxation without representation) and the perceived monopoly of the East India Company."-Britannica
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Date:
dec 16, 1773
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~ 251 years ago