Today on December 16, 1773, the Sons of Liberty, disguised as Mohawk warriors, boarded three British merchant ships and threw chests of tea into the Boston harbor
Today on December 16, 1773, the Sons of Liberty, disguised as Mohawk warriors, boarded three British merchant ships and threw chests of tea into the Boston harbor. The Boston Tea Party was perhaps the single most important event leading up to the American Revolution. This remarkable act of defiance was in protest of the Tea Act of 1773 which set heavier duties on imported tea. The Men Who Lost America -- British Leadership the American Revolution and the Fate of the Empire --- The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-Century Culture and History Broadly speaking, it was also part of a widespread and growing discontent among the colonies against Great Britain and King George III. The Thirteen Colonies were constantly being hit with increased taxes without any fair political representation within the British Parliament. The troubled East India Company was in financial shambles. The transnational corporation was sitting on warehouses full of rotting tea across London. As a result, the B...