Colonists organized and participated in the Boston Tea Party of 1773 as a direct response to

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The Boston Tea Party was specifically organized in response to the British granting of a monopoly on tea export to the East India Company. This move threatened the livelihoods of American merchants and smugglers who were used to importing tea from other sources. The colonists saw this as a violation of their rights and protested by dumping the tea into Boston Harbor. There was no military seizure of tea, atrocities by troops, or withdrawal of military protection involved in this event.

Colonists Organized and Participated in the Boston Tea Party of 1773