In 1773, a group of colonists in Boston took dramatic action against British rule, destroying an enormous cargo of tea. This documentary traces the roots of the Boston Tea Party across three continents, from the financial collapse of the East India Company in London and a famine in Bengal, to the political crisis in Massachusetts over taxation without representation. Discover the high-stakes confrontation between Governor Thomas Hutchinson and the Sons of Liberty that culminated in this act of defiance, which ultimately ignited the American Revolution.
From American Revolution: The Boston Tea Party
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