Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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Boston Tea Party | Yes | No | No | No |
the States | Yes | No | No | No |
Boston Tea Party (noun) | the States (noun) |
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demonstration (1773) by citizens of Boston who (disguised as Indians) raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor; organized as a protest against taxes on tea | North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 |