GW George Washington
[narrating] And so the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act, which taxed newspapers, playing cards, and all printed material imported by the colonies. The American colonists were not happy.
PH Pule Houser
Hey, this tax is unfair!
We won't pay! [Redcoats surround them and cock their guns.] Unless they make us.
GW George Washington
Then in 1767, Parliament passed the Townend act, which taxed tea, paper, glass, and lots of other items. Now the colonists were even less happy.
[The Redcoats surround Froggo, Charity, and Pule with their guns again.]
Now we're even less happy.
The place, Boston Harbor. The date, December 16, 1773. Tea time, 4 PM sharp! But does the party start on time?! Noooo!
SA Samuel Adams
Well, Lendall Pitts, Paul Revere, and I were running a little late.
For guys who're gonna be called Minutemen, you'd think one of them could wear a watch!
Five colonists were killed by the King's Redcoats [in the Boston Massacre].
GL Ghost of Lead Colonist
Boy, and this made us so unhappy you wouldn't believe it!
R Redcoat
This is a tea party, isn't it?
SA Samuel Adams
Yes sir, this may be remembered as the biggest tea party in history, sir!
R Redcoat
Well, it won't be remembered for its abundance of tea, will it?
NA Native American #1
We would like to express our displeasure with the Colonists' choice to disguise themselves as Native Americans.
NA Native American #2
Their whooping and hollering perpetuates the stereotype that Native Americans are savages.
NA Native American #1
We are a peace-loving people who only use a war cry in battle to intimidate our enemies.
NA Native American #2
And when we're playing Yahtzee!
NA Native Americans
[in unison] YAHTZEE! [run about whooping and hollering]
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