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154.2 - The Boston Tea Party + U.S. Independence from Britain

American English Podcast

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Struggles with Taxes, Tarred and Feathered Informants, and the Tea Act of 1773

This chapter discusses the challenges faced by British customs officials and tax collectors in collecting taxes from the colonies, including the use of informants and the punishment they faced. It also covers the surplus of tea held by the East India Company and the resistance it sparked from the colonists.

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