Historical Events tagged with "1773"
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Sons of Liberty Protest in Boston Harbor
Members of the Sons of Liberty, disguised as Mohawk Indians, executed a protest against the British Tea Act by dumping an estimated 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor. This act of defiance took place in the evening, when they boarded three ships: the Dartmouth, the Eleanor, and the Beaver. The protest was a response to taxation without representation, and the tea was belonging to the British East India Company, symbolizing the growing tensions between the colonies and Britain. The Boston Tea Party was pivotal in escalating resistance to British rule.
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