Boston Tea Party
1773 American protest against British taxation
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Summary
Boston Tea Party is a protest[1]. It ranks in the top 0.63% of protest entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23,448 views/month, #3 of 475).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Boston[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Instance of: incident[5]
- Commons category: Boston Tea Party[6]
- Point in time: December 16, 1773[7]
- Has cause: Tea Act 1773[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Boston Tea Party[9]
- Commons gallery: Boston Tea Party[10]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[11], The Encyclopedia Americana[12], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[13]
- Has effect: American Revolution[14]
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Outcome and Impact
Things named for Boston Tea Party include Tea Party movement[15], a political movement[16], in United States[17].
Why It Matters
Boston Tea Party has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]
Entities named for it include Tea Party movement[15], a political movement[16], in United States[17].