# The Boston Tea Party

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/excursions/the-boston-tea-party>

**By** George H. Smith

**Published:** October 15, 2014

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The British response to the Boston Tea Party stiffened American resolve for revolution. George Smith tells the story of that event.

[Originally published in essay form on January 17, 2012.](https://www.libertarianism.org/essays/excursions/boston-tea-party)

_Narrated by James Foster._