Boston Tea Partry
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Boston Tea Partry
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The Boston Tea Party was not a party but a raid that happened in the Boston harbor. The reason the Boston Tea Party happened was because the British government called, "The Parliament" put duties or taxes on some imported items (tea, for one) in America. The colonist had two fears about this. One: The local merchants that sold tea would be put out of business due to the tax on their tea, but the East India Company (a British trading company) would be able to sell theirs at a low price. Two: If they paid the tax on tea the British would enforce more taxes on other things. Because of their fears, the colonists planned a raid on the British ships carrying tea. On the night of December 16, 1773, almost 100 patriots dressed up as Native Americans and threw the taxed tea into the Boston harbor. | ||