English noun: Boston Tea Party | |||
1. | Boston Tea Party (act) demonstration (1773) by citizens of Boston who (disguised as Indians) raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor; organized as a protest against taxes on tea | ||
Instance hypernym | demonstration, manifestation | ||
Domain category | history | ||
Domain region | America, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA | ||