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The Tea Party was organized by the smugglers who were also part/sponsors of the Sons of Liberty. When the British LOWERED the tea tax this affected the men who ran the smuggling in the colonies. The cost of the Dutch tea, that had been cheaper than the British, was suddenly higher priced and the smugglers were against ANY tax. Two of the main smugglers were Hamilton and Hancock. Hancock was VERY rich and sponsored the Sons of Liberty, so they used them to throw the tea into the harbor. This was an economic issue more than one of "freedom".

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