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The Tea Party was organized by the smugglers who were also part/sponsors of the Sons of Liberty. When the British LOWERED the tea tax this affected the men who ran the smuggling in the colonies. The cost of the Dutch tea, that had been cheaper than the British, was suddenly higher priced and the smugglers were against ANY tax. Two of the main smugglers were Hamilton and Hancock. Hancock was VERY rich and sponsored the Sons of Liberty, so they used them to throw the tea into the harbor. This was an economic issue more than one of "freedom".
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 8y agoColonists who objected to the tea tax and the tea monopoly granted to the East India Company. It was part of the "No Taxation Without Representation" protest.
Another view: Smugglers of Dutch tea. They didn't like it because the British had lowered the tax on tea and would cost them money. If you wish to read the true story about this I refer you to the book by Richard Shenkman titled " I love Paul Revere, whether he rode or not." Mr. Shenkman is a graduate of Vassar and Harvard and a researcher on the Andrew Jackson Papers project as well as an author of several books on American history.
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∙ 11y agoThey didn't dress up. This is part of the fable. The Boston Tea Party was a protest of the lowering of the cost of the British tea by the government and the East India tea company who had gotten a bail out from the crown in 1773. The smugglers in the colonies found the Dutch tea that they sold was higher in price than the British tea, so they staged the Boston Tea Party and others in harbors in the colonies ( Hamilton was one of the largest smugglers in the colonies and a founding member of the Son's of Liberty). The cost of tea also went as far back as the Navigation Acts and the restricting of trade to and from the colonies passed from 1650-1733. Tea was also taxed in 1767 in the Townsend Acts.
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∙ 13y agothe Sons of Liberty.
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∙ 12y agoThe Sons of Liberty
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∙ 12y agoSamuel Adams
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∙ 9y agoWho held The Bosten Tea Party
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∙ 12y agoJohn Burke
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What was the Boston tea party called?
the boston tea party..........
Did The Intolerable Acts lead to the Boston Tea Party?
No, the Intolerable Acts was a result of the Boston Tea Party. The Tea Act led to the Boston Tea Party
How did colonists defy britains attempts at regulation and taxation?
Boston tea party
What event was a colonial protest of the tax on tea?
Boston Tea Party
What was the harbor called that was used for the Boston Tea Party?
The Boston Tea Party was at the Boston Port.
Who was in charge during the Boston Tea Party?
samuel adams
What was the Boston tea party called?
the boston tea party..........
What did the navigation acts do?
punished Boston for the tea party
Did The Intolerable Acts lead to the Boston Tea Party?
No, the Intolerable Acts was a result of the Boston Tea Party. The Tea Act led to the Boston Tea Party
When 300 chest of the tea were dumped into Boston harbor what was the event called?
the Boston tea party
How did colonists defy britains attempts at regulation and taxation?
Boston tea party
Was the Boston tea party in Boston?
ya that's why they call it ''Boston'' tea party
What did they Boston Tea Party have with the Boston Tea Party?
Nothing. It was a protest.
How do you put Boston Tea Party into a sentence?
The Boston Tea Party occurred in Boston. Many crates of tea were dumped into the Boston Harbor during the Boston Tea Party. that's all i can think of
What event prompted the british to pass the intolerable acts?
Following the Boston tea party the intolerable act pass a year later
Who war responsible for the Boston Tea Party?
The colonists were responsible for the Boston tea party.
What event was a colonial protest of the tax on tea?
Boston Tea Party
