BOSTON (WCSC) — American colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians threw 340 chests of tea into Boston Harbor on Dec. 16, 1773, in what became known as the Boston Tea Party. The event marked a major ...
Bostonians protest the newly passed Tea Act by dumping 46 tons of tea into the Boston Harbor. The British impose a new law on the colonies called the Tea Act, which is intended to stop smuggling and ...