Boston Tea Party

• An act of direct action by the American colonist against Great Britain
• Took place December 16, 1773
• John Hancock organized a boycott of tea from China sold by the British East India Company
• The tax break allowed East India Company to sell tea for half the old price and cheaper than the price of tea in England
• HMs Dartmouth arrived lated November 1773 at the Boston Harbor
• The Sons Of Liberty disguised themselves as Narragansett Indians