On December 16, 1773 , 342 chests of tea beloging to the British East India Company were thrown by a group of colonists to the sea in Boston, Massachusetts. It was a protest against heavy taxation and harsh treatment by British authorities. "Taxation without representation" was the slogan of a growing number of dissatisfied Americans who resented taxes dictated by the Crown without having the benefit of political representation in Parliament. The incident is called the Boston Tea Party.
