Definitions for "Boston Tea Party"
Keywords:  harbor, colonists, protest, dumped, tea
On December 16, 1773, the Sons of Liberty, dressed as Indians, dumped hundreds of chests of tea into Boston harbor to protest the Tea Act of 1773, under which the British exported to the colonies millions of pounds of cheap—but still taxed—tea, thereby undercutting the price of smuggled tea and forcing payment of the tea duty.
demonstration (1773) by citizens of Boston who (disguised as Indians) raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor; organized as a protest against taxes on tea
A 1773 revolt against king George’s tax on tea. It marked the beginning of coffee’s role as the United States’ favorite beverage, replacing tea and symbolizing support for the American Revolution.