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Colonists were sick and tired of paying taxes, especially on tea. So patriots dressed up as Indians and dumped about 340 chests off the ship and into the ocean. Also, The action was taken to prevent the payment of a British-imposed tax on tea and to protest the British monopoly of the colonial tea trade authorized by the Tea Act.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe Boston Tea Party was a protest in response to the Tea Act of 1773. The act started the American Revolution.
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∙ 14y agoPeople were tired of getting taxed on everything by the British.
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∙ 13y agoCause:Colonists didn't like the tea tax
Effect: British blocked the Boston harbor until the tea was payed for
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∙ 12y agoit was a way for the American colonist to protest against the british government.
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∙ 12y agothe colonists didn't like being taxed on tea so, they decided to seek on the ships, crack open the boxes, and throw them into the Boston Harbor
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How do you put Boston Tea Party into a sentence?
The Boston Tea Party occurred in Boston. Many crates of tea were dumped into the Boston Harbor during the Boston Tea Party. that's all i can think of
Who war responsible for the Boston Tea Party?
The colonists were responsible for the Boston tea party.
Was the Boston Tea Party at day or night?
The Boston Tea Party was at night.
What is the day and date that the Boston Tea Party went into effect and when did it end?
what is the date of the boston tea party
Why did the colonies write state constitutions beginning in 1776?
To Boston tea party
Why did the Boston Tea Party form?
nothing because there was no party!
What was the Boston tea party called?
the boston tea party..........
Why was that Parliament passed the Tea Act not one of the ways that british punished Massachuetts after the Boston Tea Party?
The Tea Act was passed in 1773, before the Boston Tea Party. The Boston Tea Party was a protest against the tea act, as tea smugglers and merchants were afraid cheap tea would put them out of business. Since it was the reason for the Boston Tea Party, it could not be a punishment for Massachusetts.
Who was the main person at the Boston Tea Party?
i like chicken
What did the navigation acts do?
punished Boston for the tea party
Did The Intolerable Acts lead to the Boston Tea Party?
No, the Intolerable Acts was a result of the Boston Tea Party. The Tea Act led to the Boston Tea Party
When 300 chest of the tea were dumped into Boston harbor what was the event called?
the Boston tea party
How did colonists defy britains attempts at regulation and taxation?
Boston tea party
Was the Boston tea party in Boston?
ya that's why they call it ''Boston'' tea party
What did they Boston Tea Party have with the Boston Tea Party?
Nothing. It was a protest.
How do you put Boston Tea Party into a sentence?
The Boston Tea Party occurred in Boston. Many crates of tea were dumped into the Boston Harbor during the Boston Tea Party. that's all i can think of
What event prompted the british to pass the intolerable acts?
Following the Boston tea party the intolerable act pass a year later
