By:Bridget
| Who | The British and the Colonists |
| What | The Colonists were being unfairly taxed on tea and other British products so the Colonists rebelled by dumping hundreds of gallons of tea into the Boston Harbor |
| Where | Boston, Massachussetts |
| When | The colonial times in the late 1770's |
| Why | The British were unfairly taxing the Colonists |
| How | The Colonists dumped hundreds of gallons of tea into the Boston Harbor |
About the Boston Tea Party
In the late 1700's the British began unfairly taxing the colonists. The colonists didn't like this at all, so they rebelled by dumping hundreds of gallons of British tea into the Boston Harbor.
The Colonists that raided the three ships diguised themselves as Native American Mohawk Indians. They were recognised right away as the Sons' of Liberty. They dumped 342 chests of tea to avoid being taxed. There were many other items being taxed that the Colonists didn't like either so they refused to pay the taxes. The british removed taxes on everything except tea. In 1773 the British passed the tea act.
The response of the British made the Colonists even more determined for independence. Tensions between Britain and the Colonists would eventually turn into war.
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