They were mainly smugglers upset over the cost of tea. The British had lowered the tea tax which meant that the cost of the Dutch tea they smuggled in was higher than English. Hamilton , a smuggler and Son's of Liberty member, got men together and also recruited men from the wharf pubs to throw tea into Boston harbor from 3 ships. They also attacked one of the ships captains.
Hoping to help the British East Indian company out of it's financial problems, Parliament passed the Tea Act in 1773.
The tea act was passed by the Parliament on May 10, 1773
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.
What did the Tea Act of 1773 do
5/1773 for the tea, but they were 2 different acts.
it was in 1773
Hoping to help the British East Indian company out of it's financial problems, Parliament passed the Tea Act in 1773.
1773
tea merchants
the tea act happened on may 10 1773
The tea act was passed by the Parliament on May 10, 1773
December 16, 1773
m
The Tea Act ended right after the Boston Tea Party(December 16, 1773).
The Tea Act was passed on May 10, 1773.
This was called the Boston Tea Party. On December 16, 1773, American colonists, frustrated by British taxation without representation, dumped 342 chests of British tea into Boston Harbor as a form of protest. This act of defiance became a pivotal event leading up to the American Revolution, symbolizing colonial resistance against British rule.
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.