Why did the British "overreact" to the Boston Tea Party?

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Thank you to Josh from Adventures in Historyland for helping me with this video! Find our earlier collab on the Boston Massacre here:
   • Was the Boston Massacre 18th Century ...  

Timestamps:
00:00 - 02:08 Intro
02:09 - 06:31 The Tea Act, 1773
06:32 - 17:30 Primary Accounts w/ Josh
17:31 - 18:44 Tea as a Catalyst for Reform
18:45 - 20:11 Advertisement
20:12 - 24:06 Social context & political inspiration
24:07 - 28:37 Why it mattered so much

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