In answer to our Benjamin Franklin question, the Boston Tea Party which protested the harsh taxes imposed on the American colonies, took place on December 16, 1773. In an effort to placate the angry British government, Benjamin Franklin offered to give them his personal fortune in order to pay for the spoiled tea on the condition that they withdraw the taxes. The British declined and instead responded by closing Boston harbor. The rest, as they say, is history.
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