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The Boston Tea Party was an American political and mercantile protest on December 16, 1773 by the Sons of Liberty in Boston in colonial Massachusetts. The target was the Tea Act of May 10, 1773, which allowed the British East India Company to sell tea from China in American colonies without paying taxes apart from those imposed by the Townshend Acts. The Sons of Liberty strongly opposed the taxes in the Townshend Act as a violation of their rights. In response, the Sons of Liberty, some disguised as Native Americans, destroyed an entire shipment of tea sent by the East India Company.

Boston Tea Party - Wikipedia Jump to content Coordinates : 42°21′13″N 71°03′09″W / 42.3536°N 71.0524°W / 42.3536; -71.0524 ( Boston Tea Party ) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1773 American protest against British taxation For other uses, see Boston Tea Party (disambiguation) . Boston Tea Party Part of the American Revolution Boston Tea Party , an engraving in The History of North America , a 1799 book by William Cooper Date December 16, 1773 ; 252 years ago ( 1773-12-16 ) Location Boston , Province of Massachusetts Bay , British America 42°21′13″N 71°03′09″W / 42.3536°N 71.0524°W / 42.3

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