A series of peaceful demonstrations, especially in Boston, had been missed, which led a group of discontents to form a secret society, the Sons of Liberty, who assaulted, disguised as Indians, three ships of the Company that arrived from Great Britain with a large shipment of tea. It was December 16, 1773, and after capturing the crew, they threw more than 342 barrels overboard with a total of 45 tons of tea.
