Boston Tea Party vs teaparty movement History written by the winners fails to mention that Washington was a rebel leader and the war tax of 2 on tea was the proverbial straw that broke the camel s back This was the federation of 1st independent states which continued to annex land from the indigenous population as well as invading Canada on 3 separate occasions and see Canada box set as well as conducting a civil war Studying the history of Mexico Canada gives one an insight into how much American History is fabricated This Talk page should note that like the original tea party the main page on this subject appears to be politically biased towards it Tea party politicians use incendiary language to incite hate and have extreme Views on immigration Barack Obama gay marriage etc none of which is addressed on the main page Preceding unsigned comment added by