Boston Tea Party

THINGS

On December 16, 1773, in a pivotal act of defiance, American colonists disguised themselves as Native Americans and dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor—and the consequences were devastating.

HISTORY

Martial law is often associated with failed states, or nations under siege from within—but it's been used more times in the United States than we thought.



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