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Colonists dumped East India Company tea in Boston Harbour

Sons of Liberty protested British colonial taxation without representation in 1773

On the night of 16 December 1773, American colonists disguised as Mohawk warriors boarded three British merchant ships in Boston Harbour. Protesting the Tea Act passed by Parliament, they dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbour waters, prompting harsh punitive laws that united colonial resistance.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: Sons of Liberty protested British colonial taxation without representation in 1773. The figure is taken from Library of Congress, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a history fact?: Yes. It sits on the History shelf, one of 1,090 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.