The Boston Tea Party’s Principles and Heroes
By Jon Hersey
December 16 marks that bright spot in American history when Boston patriots sent a clear message to the British Parliament and King George III that the American colonists would not passively tolerate “taxation without representation.”
The colonists were by law British subjects, and Parliament maintained the “right” to regulate American commerce. However,…
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