The Yankee Tea-party; Or, Boston in 1773

This book focuses on the historical event known as the Boston Tea Party, a political and mercantile protest led by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts. The protest was directed against the Tea Act of May 10, 1773, which allowed the British East India Company to sell tea from China in American colonies without paying taxes, except for those imposed by the Townshend Acts. The Sons of Liberty were against the taxes imposed by the Townshend Act, which they saw as a violation of their rights. During the protest, disguised protesters, some as Indigenous Americans, destroyed an entire shipment of tea sent by the East India Company.