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Boston Tea Party

Bos·ton Tea Par·ty


noun 
Definition:
 
American protest against British taxes: a protest against British taxes made by the citizens of Boston in 1773 that led to the American Revolution. The protesters boarded three British ships and threw their cargoes of tea overboard.

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