{"id":31678,"date":"2023-12-14T08:42:17","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T07:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.historyextra.com\/?p=253740"},"modified":"2023-12-14T15:11:36","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T14:11:36","slug":"boston-tea-party-3-the-destruction-of-the-tea","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbchistory\/rss_feed\/boston-tea-party-3-the-destruction-of-the-tea\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston Tea Party | 3. The destruction of the tea"},"content":{"rendered":"

How much is actually known about the events of the night of 16 December 1773? Discover more in our third episode <\/p>

By Elinor Evans\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 14 December 2023 at 07:42 AM<\/p>

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The destruction of more than 46 tonnes of tea on the evening of 16 December 1773 is an event that holds huge importance in the popular story of the USA\u2019s independence. But how much is actually known about the events of that night? Who organised it, and who took part? What can we learn from the disguises they employed? And how did the act of civil disobedience inflame tensions to new heights?<\/p>\n

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