American colonists protested British taxation by boarding ships in Boston Harbor and dumping 342 chests of tea into the water, an event known as the Boston Tea Party. This act of defiance against the ...

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The anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, one of the most infamous protests leading up to the American Revolution, is days away. In December 1773, political activists known as the Sons of Liberty ...

The American Colonials were becoming angry at British taxation . Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty decided to show them how angry, by throwing British tea into the water!

Tax Notes contributing editors Robert Goulder and Joseph J. Thorndike break down three important tax aspects of the Boston Tea Party on its 250th anniversary.

In response, The Sons of Liberty, some disguised as Native Americans, dumped 342 chests of tea, “valued at well over a million dollars today,” according to York, into Boston Harbor.

The Boston Tea Party was a protest that took place 250 years ago and sparked the beginning of a new nation. The protest took place on Dec. 16, 1773 as an act of defiance after the passing of the Tea ...

The Boston Tea Party was a protest that took place 250 years ago and sparked the beginning of a new nation.