Boston Tea Party

The ‘Boston Tea Party’, as it came to be known, was a symbolic act in defiance of Britain and a key event in the growth of the American Revolution. It was the culmination of a resistance movement throughout the American colonies against the Tea Act, which had been passed by the British Parliament in 1773. The protests were not only driven by the financial problems related to that imposed taxation but also by an ongoing dispute about the extent of the British Parliament's authority, if any, over the American colonies without seating any elected representation. The event stands as an iconic event of American history, and other political protests often refer to it.