Answer:
In Boston Harbor, a group of Massachusetts colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians board three British tea ships and dump 342 chests of tea into the harbor.
The midnight raid, popularly known as the “Boston Tea Party,” was in protest of the British Parliament’s Tea Act of 1773, a bill designed to save the faltering East India Company by greatly lowering its tea tax and granting it a virtual monopoly on the American tea trade. The low tax allowed the East India Company to undercut even tea smuggled into America by Dutch traders, and many colonists viewed the act as another example of taxation tyranny.
Explanation:
<span>Native Americans were divided towards their allegiances during the war. However, Native Americans were more likely to side with the British because in their opinion it was the colonists who were encroaching on their land. Also, the Native Americans had a history of fighting with the British, during the French and Indian war. Additionally, many Native American leaders believed the British would win the war, and they wanted to be on the winning side of the conflict.</span>
