December 16 in American History
Colonists disguised as Mohawks boarded three ships in Boston Harbor and dumped 342 chests of British tea into the water — a protest against taxation without representation. Britain's harsh response united the colonies against the Crown and set the Revolution in motion. Arguably the most famous protest in American history.
In 1773: the Boston Tea Party. Colonists disguised as Mohawks boarded three ships in Boston Harbor and dumped 342 chests of British tea into the water — a protest against taxation without representation.
Colonists disguised as Mohawks boarded three ships in Boston Harbor and dumped 342 chests of British tea into the water — a protest against taxation without representation. Britain's harsh response united the colonies against the Crown and set the Revolution in motion. Arguably the most famous protest in American history.
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