The Boston Tea Party was a political protest that took place on December 16, 1773, at Griffin's Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts. A group of colonists, disguised as Mohawk Indians, boarded three British ships and dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor.
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1. The Boston Tea Party
The protest was in reaction to the Tea Act of 1773, which gave the British East India Company a monopoly on the tea trade in the American colonies. The Boston Tea Party was a pivotal event in the American Revolution.
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2. British East India Company
It showed the British that the colonists were serious about their opposition to British rule, and it helped to unite the colonies in their cause.
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3. British Rule
The Boston Tea Party was not a spontaneous event. It was carefully planned by a group of colonists known as the Sons of Liberty.
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4. Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty disguised themselves as Mohawk Indians to avoid being identified by the British authorities. The Boston Tea Party was not the only tea party that took place in the American colonies. Similar protests took place in New York, Philadelphia, and Charleston.
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5. Mohawk Indians
The British government was outraged by the Boston Tea Party. They passed the Coercive Acts, also known as the Intolerable Acts, in response. The Coercive Acts closed the port of Boston, limited the Massachusetts government, and allowed British troops to be quartered in private homes.
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6. Intolerable Acts
The Boston Tea Party helped to unite the American colonies in their opposition to British rule. It also led to the First Continental Congress in 1774, where the delegates from the colonies began to plan for a possible war with Great Britain.
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7. United The American Colonies
The Boston Tea Party is a symbol of American resistance to tyranny. It is remembered as one of the most important events in the American Revolution.
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8. American Resistance To Tyranny
The colonists were angry that they were taxed by the British government without having any representation in Parliament. The Tea Act gave the British East India Company a monopoly on the tea trade in the American colonies, which hurt the colonial merchants.
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9. The colonists were angry
The Coercive Acts were a series of punitive measures that the British government passed in response to the Boston Tea Party. The Boston Tea Party had a number of consequences. It led to the Coercive Acts, the First Continental Congress, and the American Revolution.
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10. The American Revolution