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The Boston Tea Party (Dec. 16, 1773) was when Sam Adams led other patriots in an Indian disguise to board British ships and dumped 342 chests of tea into [[Boston]] Harbor.  This occurred three years after the [[Boston Massacre]].

The '''Boston Tea Party''' (Dec. 16, 1773) was when [[Sam Adams]] led other patriots in an [[Native American|Indian]] disguise to board [[British]] ships and dumped 342 chests of tea into [[Boston Harbor]].  This occurred three years after the [[Boston Massacre]].

The cause of the Boston Tea Party was the 1764 Sugar Act taxing sugar, coffee and wine; the 1765 Stamp Act taxing legal contracts, newspapers, letters, playing cards and all printed materials; the 1767 Townshend Acts taxing paints, paper and glass; and the 1773 Tea Act authorizing the East India Tea Company to sell a half million pounds of tea in the Colonies with no taxes.  This Tea Act gave the East India Tea Company a monopoly by underselling American merchants, and the Boston Tea Party was a rebellion against that.

The cause of the Boston Tea Party was the 1764 [[Sugar Act]] taxing [[sugar]], [[coffee]], and [[wine]]; the 1765 [[Stamp Act]] taxing legal contracts, newspapers, letters, playing cards and all printed materials; the 1767 [[Townshend Acts]] taxing paints, paper and glass; and the 1773 [[Tea Act]] authorizing the [[East India Tea Company]] to sell a half million pounds of tea in the Colonies with no taxes.  This Tea Act gave the East India Tea Company a monopoly by underselling American merchants, and the Boston Tea Party was a rebellion against that.