USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In an effort to hide their true identities, many of the Sons of Liberty attempted to pass themselves off as Mohawk Indians because if caught for their actions they would have faced severe punishment. Reports from the time describe the participants as dressed as Mohawks or Narragansett Indians.

Detailed explanation-2: -All those who participated in throwing tea from English ships into the Boston Harbor disguised themselves as Indians in hopes that their identities would stay unknown. Many of the Sons of Liberty did not participate in the Boston Tea Party because they were so recognizable, even with a disguise.

Detailed explanation-3: -That evening, a group of 30 to 130 men, some dressed in the Mohawk warrior disguises, boarded the three vessels and, over the course of three hours, dumped all 342 chests of tea into the water.

Detailed explanation-4: -In Boston Harbor, a group of Massachusetts colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians board three British tea ships and dump 342 chests of tea into the harbor.

Detailed explanation-5: -5. Tea Party protestors dressed as ‘Indians, ’ but not convincingly. The Sons of Liberty famous masqueraded in Native American dress on the night of the Tea Party raid, complete with tomahawks and faces darkened with coal soot.