This iconic 1846 lithograph by Nathaniel Currier was entitled "The Destruction of Tea at Boston Harbour", the phrase "Boston Tea Party" had not yet become standard. When peaceful means failed to break the East India Company's monopoly colonists resorted to direct action. Disguised as Indians, they boarded the ships, broke the chests and threw tea cargoes overboard.

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This iconic 1846 lithograph by Nathaniel Currier was entitled "The Destruction of Tea at Boston Harbour", the phrase "Boston Tea Party" had not yet become standard. When peaceful means failed to break the East India Company's monopoly colonists resorted to direct action. Disguised as Indians, they boarded the ships, broke the chests and threw tea cargoes overboard.

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Photo credit: © World History Archive / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: archival, archive, boston, company, currier, destruction, east, harbour, historical, history, india, nathaniel, tea