In March 1773, the British government introduced the Tea Act, which imposed a high tax rate on tea., The Boston Tea Party was a protest organised by the Sons of Liberty, which occurred on 16th December 1773 in Boston Harbour., American colonists, dressed as native Mohawks, boarded three ships in Boston Harbour and threw the ships' cargo of tea overboard into the ocean., In total, they dumped 342 chests of tea into the Harbour's waters., There were mixed responses to the events in the Boston Harbour., Samuel Adams defended the actions of the colonists, insisting they were expressing their frustration., Others, such as Benjamin Franklin, condemned the actions of the colonists and even stated that the destroyed tea should be paid for.

The Boston Tea Party

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