Boston Tea Party

The Boston Tea Party is the most famous incidence of ""tea parties"" held to protest the British government and its taxes on the American colonies. British leaders and the British people marvelled at the excitement of the Americans over a tax of merely three pence, while Americans fumed at the arrogance of their Old World countrymen in their attempts to rule them from afar. This describes the events and participants of the protest, as well as its significance for American independence.