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Definition the Boston Tea Party in American English

the Boston Tea Party

/ˌbɔstən ˈti ˌpɑrti/
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a protest held in Boston, Massachusetts in 1773. Americans threw boxes of tea from British ships into the sea to show the British government that they did not want to pay tax on the tea. The protest was one of the events that led to the American Revolutionary War.

Synonyms and related words
1040 form 1099 after tax
Definition the Boston Tea Party in American English