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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 Indian disguise to board British ships and dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbour.  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.