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Boston Tea Party

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1. Boston Tea Party - Noun

2. Boston Tea Party - Proper noun

Meaning

demonstration (1773) by citizens of Boston who (disguised as Indians) raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor; organized as a protest against taxes on tea

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Let's be very honest about what this is about. It's not about bashing Democrats, it's not about taxes, they have no idea what the Boston tea party was about, they don't know their history at all. This is about hating a black man in the White House. This is racism straight up. Janeane Garofalo

They played Boston. They played at the Boston Tea Party and through an amazing chain of events I got to hang out with them backstage even though I was underage. Jonathan Richman

Green's last hit with Fleetwood Mac was " The Green Manalishi (With the Two-Prong Crown) " (first recorded at the Boston Tea Party in February 1970 and later recorded by Judas Priest ). Source: Internet

Nobody was punished for the " Boston Tea Party " and in 1774 Parliament ordered Boston Harbor closed until the destroyed tea was paid for. Source: Internet

This 1846 lithograph by Nathaniel Currier was entitled "The Destruction of Tea at Boston Harbor"; the phrase " Boston Tea Party " had not yet become standard. Source: Internet

Some of the Boston Tea Party recordings (5/6/7 February 1970) were eventually released in the 1980s as the Live in Boston album, with a more complete remastered 3-volume compilation released by Snapper Music in the late 90s. Source: Internet

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