The Boston Tea Party took place December 16, 1773. The reason it took place was because of a phrase: “No taxation without representation”. The phrase meant everyone paid the same tax and no one could influence the king’s decision. No one wanted to pay that amount of tax so they wanted to conspire a plan resulting in the Tea Party. The Boston Tea Party was the most well planned rebellion of the 18th and 19th century. A group of Patriots, known as the Sons of Liberty and led by a man named Samuel Adams, planned the rebellion. To hide their identities, they dressed themselves as Mohawk Indians because they knew if caught punishment would be issued. The disguise was mostly a symbol to show that they no longer thought of themselves as British,
