would you expect any less from someone who doesn't understand the difference between protesters and terrorists?
the boston tea party was a protest
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On December 16, 1773, the night before the tea was due to be landed, the Sons of Liberty, a group of about 60 local Boston residents, possibly organized by Samuel Adams, burst from the South Meeting House and headed toward Griffin's Wharf, dressed as Mohawks. There, three ships—the Dartmouth, the Eleanor and the Beaver—were loaded with crates of tea. The men boarded the ships and began destroying the cargo. By 9 PM, with only one incident, they had smashed 342 crates of tea in all three ships and had thrown them into Boston Harbor. They took off their shoes, swept the decks, and made each ship's first mate attest that they had destroyed only the tea. The whole event was remarkably quiet and peaceful. December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1773 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Sons of Liberty was an association of Patriots in the United States before the American Revolution. ... Samuel Adams (September 27, 1722 – October 2, 1803) was an American revolutionary and organizer of the Boston Tea Party. ... The Old South Meeting House with 33 Arch Street in the background Bostons Old South Meeting House gained fame as the organizing point for the Boston Tea Party on December 16, 1773. ... The Kanienkehaka, or Mohawk tribe of Native American people live around Lake Ontario and the St. ...
This act drew criticism from colonial and British figures. For instance, Benjamin Franklin stated that the destroyed tea must be repaid and offered to repay with his own resources. The British Government responded by closing the port of Boston |
