On December 16, 1773 a mob of angry Colonists, led by the charismatic patriot Samuel Adams, protested the newly passed tax on tea imports. The colonists disguised themselves as Native Americans and stealthily boarded the British merchant ships that were carrying the latest shipment of tea. After boarding these ships, the Colonists dumped nearly four hundred crates of tea overboard into Boston Harbor. This famous act of defiance became known as the Boston Tea Party. Though the …showed first 75 words of 913 total…

…showed last 75 words of 913 total…also known as the Intolerable Acts. "Under these laws, more soldiers were sent to Massachusetts, Boston's port was closed, General Thomas Gage was made Governor, and the Massachusetts charter was rewritten." (Olseky pg. 56) The new soldiers were sent to enforce the laws. Colonists throughout all of the colonies had had enough with British rule, and started conventions, such as the Continental Congress, that would eventually play a big role in the fight for their freedom.