After the Townshend act was unfairly imposed on the colonists, a group called the Sons Of Liberty, disguised as Native Americans, boarded a British ship and dumped all of its tea overboard into the harbor.
The Townshend Acts would use the revenue raised by the duties to pay the salaries of colonial governors and judges, ensuring the loyalty of America's governmental officials to the British Crown. However, these policies prompted colonists to take action by boycotting British goods.
