TAXES, TEA & TYRANNY IN BOSTON | History Traveler Episode 258

After the Boston Massacre (see the previous episode), tensions between the British army and the colonists of Boston continued to rise. All of that tension would come to a head in December of 1773 when a protest over a tax on tea resulted in over 300 chests of British tea being dumped into the harbor. In this episode, we're exploring where that tension boiled over at the Old South Meeting House & the approximate location where the famed Boston Tea Party took place.

Learn more about the Old South Meeting House at revolutionaryspaces.org.

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