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BOSTON (WCSC) — American colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians threw 340 chests of tea into Boston Harbor on Dec. 16, 1773, in what became known as the Boston Tea Party. The event marked a major ...
On December 16, 1773, American colonists stormed three British ships and hurled 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor. This explosive act of rebellion against unfair taxes shook the empire, ignited ...
On this day 252 years ago, angry colonists in Massachusetts boarded a British ship in the Boston Harbor to protest what were seen as unfair circumstances regarding tea imports. Dressed as Mohawk ...