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What did the colonists get out of dumping the tea into the harbor?
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∙ 12y ago
Haley k.
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7th Grade
The reason why the colonist were so mad was becuase they had to pay taxes which are usually a choice now. But back then its like paying 2$ for a penny candy-bar. It was Horrible!
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∙ 12y ago
Anonymous
They didn't because they were dressed up as indian's
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What is the dumping of 342 chests of into Boston Harbor?
the Boston tea party?
Why were the Colonists unhappy with England?
The taxes that England imposed on the colonies, such as tarriffs on tea and other such goods led to the Boston tea party (the dumping of tea into the Boston harbor) which indefinetly lead to the revolutionary war.
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
Colonists who threw the tea overboard into Boston Harbor were disguised as?
Indians
Why were colonists angered by the Tea Act?
Although the British East India Company had reduced the price on their tea (due to the Tea Act), this was just a way to hide the taxes of the Townshend Acts from the colonists. Aware of these taxes, the colonists refused to purchase ths tea, refusing to accept that the British had the right to tax them. They protested during the Boston Tea Party, where they dumped the tea into the Boston harbor.
How did the colonists show anger with british tea laws?
The colonists showed how angry they were by dumping every single barrel of tea on a ship on Boston Harbor into the lake!
Were the colonists justified in dumping he british tea into the harbor?
It depends on your perspective. The colonists would say yes. The British would say no.
Why did the colonists were weird clothing while dumping the tea into the Harbor?
To disguise themselves, from later being arrested or prosecuted.
In what city did the colonists stage a protest by dumping tea into the harbor dressed as Native Americans?
a group of men from Britain
What were the laws punishing colonists for dumping tea into Boston harbor?
There was a law the Intolerable Acts.
How did tax on tea import to the colonies led to a serious revolt?
The Tea Act resulted in the colonists boarding the tea ships and dumping the tea in the Boston Harbor - The Boston Tea Party.
Would the colonists have been justified in dumping the British tea into Boston Harbor?
For the colonists the answer is yes. To the British the answer is no. It all depends on who's viewpoint you are looking at it from.
What did the colonists throw into the Boston harbor?
The colonists threw tea into the Boston Harbor.
How did colonists protest the stamp act and the tea act?
they had the Boston tea party (where they dumped the tea into the Boston harbor)
Were the colonists justified in dumping the British tea into Boston Harbor?
to be free from taxesand to make the king mad and angry.
What did the colonists do in reaction to unfair tea?
they secretly boarded ships then dumping the tea overboard
The Boston Tea Party the dumping of 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor was the colonists' opposition to which of the following?
Tea Act
