The story behind the Boston Tea Party - Ben Labaree
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In 1773, 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.
Why did Bostonians destroy the tea in December 1773 rather than simply refusing to buy it from those approved by the British to sell it?
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- Educator Ben Labaree, Jr.
- Director Nick Fox-Gieg
- Narrator Ben Labaree, Jr.
