The anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, one of the most infamous protests leading up to the American Revolution, is days away. In December 1773, political activists known as the Sons of Liberty took ...

"Rally, Mohawks!" -- The Saints of Boston -- Mr. Cockle : the governor's creature -- The miserable state of tributary slaves -- Flockwork from England -- The flame is spread -- A diabolical scene -- A ...

List of illustrations and maps -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Teapot in a tempest -- 1: Empire's corporation -- 2: Ringleader of all violence -- 3: Tea and scandal -- 4: Enemies to their country ...

That’s two nights in Boston, one in Freeport, two in Bar Harbor, two in the White Mountains, one in Stowe, one in Woodstock, ...

On December 16, 1773, American colonists stormed three British ships and hurled 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor. This explosive act of rebellion against unfair taxes shook the empire, ignited ...

This Saturday, April 19, marks 250 years since the start of the Revolutionary War in Massachusetts. It began with the "Shot heard 'round the world" on April 19, 1775 in Lexington and it marked the end ...

The American colonies were forced to pay a tax — tariff — on tea, which ignited the American Revolution. On Dec. 16, 1773, American colonists, angry at Britain for imposing “taxation without ...

For a nation with roots in a rambunctious 1773 Boston Tea Party protesting British tariffs, it's odd to see both major-party White House contenders trying to outdo each other with promises of tariffs.