The Boston Tea Party was a dramatic incident in December 1773 that followed Parliament’s passing of the Tea Act, legislation designed to circumvent the colonial trade in smuggled tea. Frustrated by what they saw as another attempt to raise revenue from the colonies, gangs of Bostonians boarded cargo vessels anchored in the city’s harbour ... More @Wikipedia
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