The Boston Tea party

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In the 18th century there were thirteen English colonies in North America which were under British rule. Britain exploited its American colonies and laid heavy taxes on them. The colonists had to pay taxes on sugar, wine, tea, coffee, and they were very angry about it.

When British ships came into the Boston port with tea in 1773, the Americans decided not to take this tea. At a meeting they made a plan. Several men dressed as Indians, went on board the ships after dark, took the boxes of tea and dropped them into the water. This incident was named the Boston Tea Party. In answer to this the British Government closed the Boston port and sent their ships to the colonies. And the war between Britain and its American colonies soon began.

It was the war for the independence of American colonies from British rule.