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Parliament Passes Tea Act
Great Britian starts to tax tea on the American colonies and colonists start to protest. -
Sons of Liberty plan their attack
Sons of Liberty gather people plan how to protest against the tea act. -
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Sons of Liberty plan their attack
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Mobs and protests become more intense
A mob smashes a window at a wealthy tea consignee's house. -
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Mobs and protests become more intense
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Colonists dump tea into the Boston Harbor
Colonists dress up as native americans and hijack one of the East India Company's ships. They dumped 340 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor worth over $2,000,000. -
The Boston Harbor closes
The Boston Harbor is shut down until the tea is accounted for. Boston enters a short depression and the revolution develops further.
