Examines the history and politics of the Boston Tea Party of 1773 from the perspective of both the American colonists and the British people back in England on the tea tax and differences in representation, highlighting this event's significance to the American spirit of independence.
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Sons of liberty, sons of violence -- King, parliament, people -- First blood -- To save the company -- Town meetings and committees of correspondence -- The governor, the rabble, and the rebels -- Mohawk surprise -- Boston's punishment -- Non-consumption, non-importation, non-exportation -- Evolution of the tea party.