Definition: Meaning of, Boston Tea Party in English to English dictionary.
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disguised as Indians1773history demonstration by citizens of Boston who raided three British ships in Boston harbour and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbour; organized as a protest against taxes on tea
a protest in Boston in 1773 against the British tax on tea, when tea was thrown from British ships into the water. This is often considered to be the event that started the AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR .