Boston Tea Party

Definitions of Boston Tea Party
  1. noun
    demonstration (1773) by citizens of Boston who (disguised as Native Americans) raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor; organized as a protest against taxes on tea
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    demonstration, manifestation
    a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature)
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