Boston Tea Party
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- King George III of England's Throne Room
- Battling Debt
- The French and Indian War was too hard on us financially. So, I've decided to pass the Townshend Act so that the colonists in North America can pay for this through taxes.
- Refusal
- No Taxation Without Representation!!!!
- I'm a British tax collector. Pay your taxes!
- Oh no.
- (Partial) Repairs
- All right, all right. No more taxes... except on TEA!
- Aboard the ship of The East India Company
- Monopoly
- Also, you'll only get tea from The East India Company. I won't be telling you this part, but, I'm creating a monopoly in order to help Britain.
- December 16, 1773: THE BOSTON TEA PARTY
- Protest
- Punishment
- Every single one of you has to obey my commands. Here are 5 new acts to follow. Starting with no more judiciary power.
- Oh, is that so? You wanna try me? All right then, Boston, you're punished!
- TEA
- TEA
- TEA
- TEA
- 342 crates of tea were dumped into the Boston Harbour by colonists( the Sons of Liberty) dressed as Mowhawk Indians.
- This will later lead to the American Revolution, but that's for another comic strip.
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