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to be free from taxes

and to make the king mad and angry.

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So they can show that they could live without british made products

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The British government passed the Tea Act.

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the tea act just bailed out the british East India Company

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It was in reaction to the new taxes on tea.

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Because the colonists who lived in Boston were protesting against unfair taxes.

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When did the Colonists dump tea in to Boston Harbor?

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


Why did the colonists destroy the British tea?

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


In what city did colonists disguised as Indians dump tea into the harbor?

Boston, Massachucetts. The event is recorded in history as the Boston Tea Party. A link is provided.


How long after the passage of the stamp act did the colonists dump british tea into Boston harbor?

6 years


Why did colonists dump British tea into Boston harbor?

the sons of liberty


What did the colonists throw into the Boston harbor?

The colonists threw tea into the Boston Harbor.


Why did several colonist dump tea into boston 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.


What harbor did they dump the tea in?

boston


How long did the colonists take to dump the tea off the Dartmouth the Beaver and the Eleanor?

It took 2-3 hours to dump the 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor.


Where did Paul Revere dump the tea and how much tea did he dump?

Paul Revere did not dump the tea into the Boston Harbor. A group of colonists boarded a ship on the night of December 16, 1773 and working quickly dumped valuable tea into the bay. This is known as the Boston Tea Party.


When did they dump the tea at the Boston Tea Party?

December 16, 1773 Hope this is what you meant♥


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