jan 3, 1773 - Boston Tea Party (Favorable) After the Seven Years War the British were in a severe amount of debt. As a result acts such as the Tea Act directly taxed the colonists. It also allowed the British East India Company to sell much cheaper tea but with the tax. The colonists were angered by the taxation without representation. This leads to the colonists revolting against the taxes and tea smuggling. On the evening of December 16, 1773, a group of men part of the Sons of Liberty disguised themsel
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