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Boston Tea Party

Night of 16 December 1773 when three cargoes of tea were emptied into the sea at Boston.

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Dates
16 Dec 1773
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Q19024

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  • East India Company the Tea Act of 1773 let it export its surplus tea to Boston, among other ports Scholarship & press 1

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  1. 16 Dec 1773 Boston Tea Party
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  1. The Coming of the American Revolution: the Tea Act and the tea crisis (editorial note), Massachusetts Historical Society. Scholarship & press
    The company, freed of its obligations to pay customs duties, will export a portion of its surplus commodity to New York, Philadelphia, Charleston, and Boston
  2. Diary of John Adams, 17 December 1773, Massachusetts Historical Society (Adams Papers Digital Edition), 17 Dec 1773. Primary record
    what has become known as the Boston Tea Party
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