Jan 07 2014
In 1773, American colonists held a protest against the tea tax imposed by Great Britain. This event went down in history as the Boston Tea Party.
As part of the protest action, citizens dressed up as Indians and destroyed an entire tea cargo of the English East India Company, which was located on a ship in Boston Harbor. This event is extremely symbolic for American history, because it was the beginning of the American Revolution. By the way, on the site Yakaboo /catalog/knigi/nehudozhestvennaja-literatura/puteshestvija-khobbi-foto-sport you can find interesting books on tea history and culture.
The Boston Tea Party protest is a consequence of the Tea Law, issued by the British government in 1773. The "Tea Law" allowed the East India Company to sell tea products directly to the North American colonies, without duties or additional fees.
Thanks to this, the company was able to sell tea at half the price compared to its early cost and much cheaper than offers from local tea merchants and even smugglers. Of course, this state of affairs led to the resentment and dissent of the wealthy smugglers and many colonists, causing a protest.
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