The Boston Tea Party
1773-12-16Boston, Massachusettshigh importance
On December 16, 1773, American colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians boarded three British ships and dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor. This act of defiance was a protest against the Tea Act, which gave the British East India Company a monopoly on tea sales in the colonies. The British response, the Intolerable Acts, pushed the colonies closer to revolution.
Key Takeaways
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Direct act of defiance against British rule
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Led to the Intolerable Acts
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Unified colonial resistance