They were upset with the British for taxation without representation in America. The King was in England trying to tell them what to do, and they didn't like that. So as an act of rebellion, they dumped the tea.
It took 2-3 hours to dump the 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor.
December 16, 1773. The colonists disguised as Indians dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor.
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.
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The Sons of Liberty destroyed about 90,000 pounds of tea (about 342 chests) into the water.
It took 2-3 hours to dump the 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor.
342 chests of tea
December 16, 1773. The colonists disguised as Indians dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor.
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December 16, 1773 Hope this is what you meant♥
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.
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It was not actually a "tea party". They dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor to protest the Tea Act which required the colonists to exclusively purchase tea from the British West Indies Company. This angered the colonists because they could not purchase tea elsewhere for better prices or quality.
342 chests of Britain Tea, the event was later called "the Boston Tea Party".