boston tea party
The Boston Tea Party was to show the American's disagreement to the taxation of tea. However, it was actually a misunderstanding. It took place after the Tea Act was passed. The Tea Act stated that all taxes on tea, the only remaining tax, shall be removed. However, because of all the acts before, colonists thought this was another act to make them miserable.
In 1773.
sons of liberty dumped tea in to the harbour
The Boston Tea party took place because the British had LOWERED the tax on tea and the smugglars of Dutch tea were upset. The Dutch tea would cost more than English. So, they got a group together and dumped the tea.
yesterday
The Intolerable Acts took place in the Spring of 1774.
dumping the tea in Boston Harbor.
T The "Boston Tea Party" was a protest against the Tea Act. Sons of Liberty, dressed up and masquerading as "Mohawks" boarded two ships and dumped the contents of the large tea chests over the side into the waters of the harbor. The British then tried to force the colonists to pay for the Tea and closed the Port of Boston as part of the "Intolerable Acts" in reprisal.
to place tax on imported tea .
The Boston Tea Party took place on December 16, 1773.
The Boston Tea Party took place in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts on December 16, 1773.