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The Boston Tea Part was not part of the American Revolution. Delete the ending of the first sentence!

The American Revolution began over a year later, with the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775. 2601:6C5:300:6300:F997:9D58:2311:41E1 (talk) 04:15, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Shadow311 (talk) 15:27, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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In the Legacy section, 4th paragraph, “Protesters latr boarded a replica ship in Boston Harbor”, change “latr” to “later” Mahtd (talk) 02:09, 14 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Day Creature (talk) 07:01, 14 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

American Antiquarian Society Tea - possible minor correction

The AAS catalog describes the bottle "Tea salvaged from Boston Harbor after the Boston Tea Party, 1773" and the photo looks to be tea leaves rather than infused water. Link below, click into the pic: https://collections.americanantiquarian.org/beyondmidnight/exhibits/show/exhibition/item/34 69.27.8.116 (talk) 03:26, 14 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The owners of the tea should have more background and context

In the "Destruction of the tea" section, the following text is present:

"The owner of two of the three ships was William Rotch, a Nantucket-born colonist and merchant."

William Rotch was a wealthy monopolist, the equivalent of Rockefeller of the whale oil industry. Many people in the colonies had a low opinion of him due to his business practices. John Hancock was his competitor. This should be included as an obvious source of motivation for the action. Gaskew7 (talk) 08:51, 6 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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BeekmanHistorian (talk) 15:31, 16 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Today marks the 252nd anniversary of the Boston Tea Party.

 Not done: Wikipedia articles do not note anniversaries in this fashion, because they are permanent. But see Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries. Day Creature (talk) 15:45, 16 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]