The Boston Tea Party
Boston tea party
It wasn't actually a tea party, it's just a cute nickname for when the American colonists dumped England's tea into Boston harbor to protest the taxes on it.
The colonists, dressed as Native Americans, were called the Sons of Liberty. They dumped crates of imported British tea into the Boston Harbor to protest against the Tea Acts. This resulted in Britain closing the Boston Port and the putting up the laws A.K.A the Intolerable Acts.
Many colonists protested the Tea Act. On December 16, 1773 a group of colonists in Boston dressed as Native Americans. They boarded three Tea ships. They dumped 342 chests of Tea into the Boston Harbor. Several colonists dumped tea into the Boston Harbor to Boycott or Protest the Tea act.
It was dumped to protest for the high taxes and unfair laws that the British are putting on them.
Patriots dumped British cargo's of Tea to protest the taxation being forced upon them. The Boston Tea Party was born.
The Boston Tea Party - was a politically motivated protest by colonists in Boston against the British government on December 16, 1773. The Tea Act, passed by the British Parliament in 1773 reduced the tax on tea shipped to the colonies, and the colonists didn't want to be under the British rule anymore, so the dumping of the taxed tea in Boston harbour was there protest against the British Empire, which eventually led to the American War of Independence.Dont forget they dressed up like indians!! XD
American colonists
The sugar and stamp acts drew fierce opposition from colonists because they felt it wasn't fair for them to be taxed without having a vote on how the money was going to be used. They called it "taxation without representation, and dumped the tea in Boston Harbor in protest.
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest against British taxation policies in which American colonists, disguised as Native Americans, dumped tea into the Boston Harbor. It was an act of civil disobedience that sparked further resistance and ultimately played a significant role in the American Revolution.
The Boston Tea party took place on December 16, 1773, as part of a protest against British taxes. During the night, The "Sons of Liberty" were disguised as Mohawk Indians and went onto three ships (Dartmouth, Eleanor, and Beaver). These colonists/patriots dumped the tea into Boston Harbor. On land, other colonists were cheering for them.
Britain basically taxeed everything. Some of these items included tea, coffee, glass, and lead. The colonists hated that Briatin could do whatever they wanted so they dumped all the tea in the ocean. This is called the Boston Tea Party. Hope this helps