Day 974-Keys to Canada-Boston Day 3

Boston Tea Party

It was a protest about the tax on tea, levied without representation in the British Parliament and against the monopoly of the East India Company. The earlier Townshend Acts placed duties on a range of imports to the colonies. These had been repealed; however, the tax on tea remained.

Bunker Hill

A towering granite obelisk commemorating the first major battle of the Revolution. The Battle of Bunker Hill on June 17, 1775, was the first major battle of the Revolutionary War and predicted the character and outcome of the rest of the war.

Warren Tavern

1780- Located in Charlestown, it is Massachusetts's oldest surviving tavern building in its original location. It was built after the British burned the neighborhood, and was frequently visited by Paul Revere and George Washington.

Fenway Park