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Why was the Boston Tea Party called a Tea Party?

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The British put a High tax on things like tea without representation so Boston took a stand using a political protest were they dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbour
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Step-by-step explanation:

because it seemed that when they threw the tea in the water it made a big cup of tea for the fishes

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