Chestertown Tea Party

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The Chestertown Tea Party was a political protest held in Chestertown, Maryland in 1774 against the British tea tax. Similar to the Boston Tea Party, tea was thrown off of a British ship anchored in the harbor; however, unlike the Boston Tea Party, the Chestertown Tea Party was held during the day and the colonists wore their normal clothes. This was done in order to show even greater defiance against the Crown.

Today, the event is commemorated every spring with a festival which includes a parade and reenactment of the dumping of the tea. [1]


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