Boston Tea Party (dec 16, 1773 – dec 16, 1773)
Description:
Protesting both a tax on tea (taxation without representation) and the perceived monopoly of the East India Company, a party of Bostonians thinly disguised as Mohawk people boarded ships at anchor and dumped some £10,000 worth of tea into the harbor, an event popularly known as the Boston Tea Party.Added to timeline:
Date:
dec 16, 1773
dec 16, 1773
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