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because they wanted to show King George the thied that they had enough of the tea tax, and that they wouldn't pay such a beserk tax even though it was their favorite drink of all times. I hope this will help you.=)

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The Sons of Liberty Held the Boston tea party because they wanted to repeal the taxes on tea. In Great Britain tea is very important and the British drink it every day so the Sons of Liberty wanted to promote freedom to the colonists by making sure that Parliament (The British Government) understood that they wanted no taxes!

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The Sons of Liberity didn't do the Boston Tea Party. Instead it was Dutch smugglers who were upset over the cost of the British tea. The British had lowered the cost of the tea which made the Dutch tea higher in cost. Hamilton who was a smuggler of the tea had his men throw the tea from 3 ships into Boston Harbor. If you wish more info on this I refer you to the book " I LOVE Paul Revere WHETHER HE RODE OR NOT.' by Richard Shenkman who has degrees from Vassar and Harvard. He was also a researcher on the Andrew Jackson paper project as well as has written other books on American history.

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The Sons of Liberty are generally credited with this act. It was part of an overall protest against the colonists saw as unfair taxation and the granting of a tea monopoly to the East India Company.

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The Boston Tea Party was a rebellious response to the Townsend Act which placed a tax on tea, lead, glass, paint, and paper.

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It was a sign of revolt. Many people today characterize it as the first terrorist action.

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