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Boston Tea Party
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The Tea Act Explained: When Was the Tea Act and Why It Changed History
The Tea Act was the culmination of years of tension. Britain, deep in debt from the Seven Years’ War (1756–1763), had already imposed the Stamp Act (1765) and...
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When Were the Intolerable Acts? The Turning Point That Sparked a Revolution
The acts were passed in response to the December 1773 Boston Tea Party, where colonists dumped 342 chests of British tea into Boston Harbor. London’s reaction...