The CALAME-TEA

In December 16, 17773 the colonists dressed like Indians and went to the Boston Harbor, waiting for the ships that contained all the British Tea. The Boston Tea Party was a reaction to the Tea Act of 1773 that was passed by Parliament to save the British East India Company from bankruptcy.  the colonists boarded the three ships of the East India Company and dumped over 10,000 pounds of tea into the Boston harbor. Parliament was furious and retaliated by passing the Coercive Acts, one of which closed the Boston harbor.