The December 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party, led by Samuel Adams and Sons of Liberty, has become a mainstay of American patriotic lore.

Tea Went Into the Harbor

On December 16, 1773, protesters linked to Samuel Adams boarded East India Company ships in Boston. They dumped £10,000 worth of tea into the harbor.

American Revolution: How the Boston Tea Party Backfired

A 1774 illustration from The London Magazine depicts Prime Minister Lord North, author of the Boston Port Act, pouring tea from a teapot labelled "Intolerable Acts" down the throat of America, whose arms are restrained by Lord Chief Justice Mansfield with a tattered "Boston Petition" trampled on the ground beside her. Lord Sandwich pins down her feet and peers up her robes; behind them, Mother Britannia turns away and weeps while personifications of France and Spain look on with smug expressions.

This Was About Power, Not Just Tea

The Tea Act made taxed tea cheaper, but it also let the company bypass colonial merchants. Protesters opposed both the tax and Britain’s growing control.

American Revolution: How the Boston Tea Party Backfired

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