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Discover what led American colonists in 1773 CE to toss tea into the Boston Harbor in what became known as the Boston Tea Party.
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Before the Revolutionary War, American colonists were taxed heavily for importing tea from Britain. The colonists, not fans of "taxation without representation", reacted by dumping tea into the Boston Harbor, a night now known as the Boston Tea Party. Ben Labaree gets into the nitty-gritty of that famous revolutionary act.
Lesson by Ben Labaree, animation by Nick Fox-Gieg Animation.
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TED-Ed. (2021, March 22). The Story Behind the Boston Tea Party - Ben Labaree. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/video/2323/the-story-behind-the-boston-tea-party---ben-labare/
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TED-Ed. "The Story Behind the Boston Tea Party - Ben Labaree." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 22, 2021. https://www.worldhistory.org/video/2323/the-story-behind-the-boston-tea-party---ben-labare/.
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TED-Ed. "The Story Behind the Boston Tea Party - Ben Labaree." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 22 Mar 2021. Web. 23 Nov 2024.
