when and why did the boston tea party occur
*When was the Boston Tea Party?* The Boston Tea Party took place on December 16, 1773. *Where did the Boston Tea Party take place?* The Boston Tea Party happened in 3 British ships in the Boston Harbor.
The beginning of the the Boston Tea Party is often sourced to what the Colonists felt was an unfair tax on tea. This is only partly true. The Tea Party was a protest in reaction to a tax meant to help raise funds following the French and Indian War.