ABSTRACT

The people of the American colonies were fed up with King George III and his ever-increasing tax demands. A huge protest was held, with 7,000 colonists in Boston yelling and arguing against the king's tea tax. But Massachusetts Governor Thomas Hutchinson was loyal to King George and refused to let the ships leave their harbor. The costumes were a symbol that the colonists identified themselves with the Native Americans and not with the English crown. The cold December wind whistled through the bare tree branches and a few stars poked through the dark sky. Whooping war chants filled the air while 200 men gathered by the Boston Harbor. It was the perfect night for a party, but the kind you might think. On the night of December 16, 1773, protestors known as the Sons of Libery dressed themselves in Mohawk Indian costumes.