THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE BOSTON TEA PARTY INTOLERABLE ACTS FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
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British Redcoat soldiers from the 29th Regiment
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British sailors
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French soldiers
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Mohawk Indians
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -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-3: -To protest the Tea Act of 1773, colonists disguised as Mohawks raided ships and dumped ninety thousand pounds of tea into Boston Harbor.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.
Detailed explanation-5: -What Happened at the Boston Tea Party? That night, a large group of men-many reportedly members of the Sons of Liberty-disguised themselves in Native American garb, boarded the docked ships and threw 342 chests of tea into the water.