The Boston Tea Party 波士顿倾茶事件(1773) An incident(16 DeC. an 1773)in which three shiploads of tea were dumped into Boston harbor by citizens demonstrating against British taxation of tea The struggle against taxation without representation? led up to the War of American IndependenceThe Boston Tea Party 波士顿倾茶事件（1773） ◼ An incident (16 Dec. 1773) in which three shiploads of tea were dumped into Boston harbor by citizens demonstrating against British taxation of tea. The struggle against ‘taxation without representation’ led up to the War of American Independence