boston tea party

Noun
  1. Demonstration (1773) by citizens of Boston who (disguised as Indians) 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 (synset 101180905)
    referred to in: history - the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings
    domain region: america, the states, u.s., u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
    is an instance of: demonstration, manifestation - a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature)

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