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# Tea, Tar and Tyranny: How the Boston Tea Party Changed Everything
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/the-american-revolution/extras/tea-tar-and-tyranny-how-the-boston-tea-party-changed-everything-o8bvmf/
- Published: 2025-11-05T19:01:09.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-12T20:12:52.000Z
- Description: Bostonians protest the newly passed Tea Act by dumping 46 tons of tea into the Boston Harbor.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: The American Revolution, #ZZZ_Show_f16516f8-e9bd-49d8-b49b-96781c68070a, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_b769626d-459d-4d5b-9dcd-0a6d26ce3bbd, #extra

The British impose a new law on the colonies called the Tea Act, which is intended to stop smuggling and support the bankrupt East India Company. The act is deeply unpopular and prompts 50 to 60 Bostonians crudely dressed as Native Americans to dump 46 tons of British tea into the Boston Harbor. The British government responds by cracking down on Massachusetts, hoping to contain the rebellion.