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1773
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After being upset with a new tax on tea as a result of the Tea
Act of 1773, the colonists decided to take action against
Britain. The Boston Tea Party took place on December 16, 1773
when American patriots dressed up as
Mohawk Indians and walked onto a British ship carrying tea.
The disguised patriots dumped all the tea that was on the
three ships into the Boston Harbor. They emptied 342
chests of tea weighing 90,000 pounds into Boston Harbor. That
much tea would have made 24 million cups of tea. As a result, the Boston Harbor was
closed until the tea had been paid for.
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