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Does anyone know why the colonists that took part in the Boston Tea Party dressed up as Native Americans?
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The disguise was mostly symbolic in nature; they knew they would be recognized as non-Indians. The act of wearing “Indian dress” was to express to the world that the American colonists identified themselves as “Americans” and no longer considered themselves British subjects.