The Chestertown Tea Party was a political protest held in Chestertown, Maryland, in 1774 against the British tea tax. Similar to the Boston Tea Party, tea was thrown off of a British ship anchored in the harbor; however, unlike the Boston Tea Party, the Chestertown Tea Party was held during the day and the colonists wore their normal clothes. This was done in order to show even greater defiance against the Crown. Demonstrators march in the street while protesting the World Bank and International Monetary Fund on April 16, 2005. ... High Street in Chestertown Chestertown is a town located in Kent County, Maryland. ... Chesma Column in Tsarskoe Selo, commemorating the end of the Russo-Turkish War. ... Tea leaves in a Chinese gaiwan. ... The Boston Tea Party was a direct action protest by the American colonists against Great Britain in which they destroyed many crates of tea bricks on ships in Boston Harbor. ... Throughout the Commonwealth Realms The Crown is an abstract concept which represents the legal authority for the existence of any government. ...
Today, the event is commemorated every spring with a festival which includes a parade and reenactment of the dumping of the tea. For other uses, see Festival (disambiguation). ...
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