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8. What was the Boston Tea Party? start learning		The Boston Tea Party was a political protest that took place in 1773 in the American colonies against British rule.
8. What was the Boston Tea Party? start learning		It was organised by members of the Sons of Liberty in response to the Tea Act, which allowed the British East India Company to sell tea in the colonies with reduced taxes.
8. What was the Boston Tea Party? start learning		The colonists opposed the act because it imposed taxation without colonial representation in the British Parliament.
8. What was the Boston Tea Party? start learning		During the protest, colonists disguised as Native Americans boarded British ships in Boston Harbor. They dumped large quantities of tea into the water as an act of defiance.
8. What was the Boston Tea Party? start learning		The event was a symbolic protest against British economic control and political authority.
8. What was the Boston Tea Party? start learning		In response, the British government introduced the Coercive Acts (also known as the Intolerable Acts), which punished the colonies.
8. What was the Boston Tea Party? start learning		The Boston Tea Party became one of the key events leading to the American Revolution. It is remembered as an important expression of resistance and the fight for political rights.

8. What was the Boston Tea Party?