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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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Because they were fed up with the Tea Act the British Parliament was enforcing

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What effect did the colonist have when they dump the tea in the Boston Harbor?

they started a revalotion and a set of mind declaring that they wanted a say in how they were governed and taxed on


What harbor did they dump the tea in?

boston


Why did the colonist destroy the British tea?

because the british kept taxing the tea! so the colonists decided too protest, and dump the tea into Boston Harbor


When did Paul Revere dump the tea into the Boston Harbor?

December 16th, 1773, He helped dump 342 chest of tea into the Boston harbor!


How many boxes of tea did they dump into Boston harbor?

342


Did Samuel Adams help dump tea into the Boston Harbor?

Yes, he did.


Where did they dump the tea?

The Bostonians at the Boston Tea Party dumped 342 crates of tea into the Boston Harbor.


When did the Colonists dump tea in to Boston Harbor?

The day of the Boston Tea Party. Which was December 16, 1773


Which US harbor did locals dump tea from British ships in 1773?

Boston


How long did it take for the British to got to Boston with the tea?

It took about 2 to 3 hours to dump the tea overboard into the Boston harbor.


Did Benjamin Franklin help pour tea into the harbor?

No. It is very unlikely that Ben Franklin helped dump crates of tea into Boston Harbor


Who dump tea into the harbor in protest of unfair taxes?

People dressed up as mohawk Indians in Boston.