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An Apollonaut travel guide
Moments in a longer story.
Selected milestones in the story of the Boston Tea Party.
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Tax, protest and revolution
These dates describe the place you can learn about here. They are not a company timeline for Apollonaut.
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10 May 1773
The Tea Act
Parliament passes the Tea Act, letting the East India Company sell tea directly in the colonies.
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16 December 1773
The Boston Tea Party
After a mass meeting at the Old South Meeting House, the Sons of Liberty throw the tea from three ships into Boston Harbor.
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1774
The Intolerable Acts
Parliament passes the Intolerable Acts; the Boston Port Act closes the port of Boston.
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19 April 1775
Lexington and Concord
The first battles of the American Revolutionary War are fought.
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