Tempest in a Teapot: The Boston Tea Party

Was the Boston Tea Party the first major protest of capitalism? The 1773 Tea Act meant to reduce tea smuggling in the British Empire and boost sales for the East India Company, a mega corporation with an all-too-cozy relationship with the British government. It backfired spectacularly. In this talk, historian Dr. Richard Bell argues that the resulting Boston Tea Party marks the first major protest in America against corporate greed and the effects of globalization.