Split History of the Battles of Lexington and Concord

Split History of the Battles of Lexington and Concord — page 7
the Sons of Liberty moved quietly to Boston Harbor Dressed as Native Americans the men boarded three ships docked in the harbor and dumped 342 chests of tea from the British East India Company into the water to protest the tea tax levied by Parliament own In three hours on the night of December 16 1773 116 protesters destroyed 92 000 pounds 41 730 kilograms of tea