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By December of 1773, American colonists had grown increasingly frustrated. Among their complaints was that the British government had imposed a tea tax on colonists. The Americans objected because it was taxation without representation--that is, they had no say in who was elected to parliament. As tensions grew, plans formed to protest the tax by pouring hundreds of containers of tea into the Boston Harbor. One of the first acts of protest in America, the Boston Tea Party helped spark America's fight for independence.

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Ted Anderson is a writer and librarian from Minneapolis. He has written for publishers including IDW Publishing, BOOM! Studios, AfterShock Comics, and Graphic Universe. He is an avid reader of fiction and nonfiction, and loves learning more about history and society. He has several plants with hilarious names.

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