The Boston Tea Party

 The Boston Teaparty (Aka. The destruction of the tea in Boston)



 The 16th December 1773 in Boston, a nonviolent political group called Sons of Liberty, formed a protest. Sons of Liberty was an organization of American patriots, formed to protect the rights of the colonies.

 The British Parliament had tried to get the North Americans to pay taxes, but didn't succeed. Then they decided to put import taxes on tea, through East India Company, and that way trick the Americans to pay taxes anyway. This enraged the Sons of Liberty, and they came up with a plan, to defy the British.

 Led by Samuel Adams, the group gained access to the ships loaded with tea, disguised as Indians. Just before the ships reached Boston Harbor, the protesters threw all of the 342 cases of tea into the harbor, destroying it completely. Now a laughing stock, the British Parliament became enraged, and tried to cut off Boston, which escalated into the American Revolution.

 The Boston Teaparty was an iconic event in American history, and political movements often refer to the protest.

