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English: Boston Tea Party: Colonists dumped the British's tea into the Boston Harbor. They did this because they were angry at the British govenment for taxing the colonies. While the colonists were doing this you can see in the picture that they had dressed up as Native Americans.
Español: Motín del té en Boston, 1773
Deutsch: Vernichtung von Tee in Boston, 1773
Русский: Классическая литография 1846 года, изображающая «Бостонское чаепитие».
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Copy of lithograph by Sarony & Major, 1846
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Other versions Originally uploaded by en:User:Chancemill to english Wikipedia on 30 Apr 2004. Original description page was tea party.jpg here.

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current23:42, 7 February 20081,562×983 (302 KB)Howcheng (larger, clearer, and reversed (original orientation) version)
10:18, 18 April 20051,203×773 (160 KB)Sebastian Wallroth (Image source : http://teachpol.tcnj.edu/amer_pol_hist/thumbnail22.html. Provided by en:User:Chancemill to english Wikipedia on 30 Apr 2004. Public Domain. {{PD}})