Why did several colonists dump tea into Boston harbor? Many colonists protested the Tea Act. On December 16, 1773 a group of colonists in Boston dressed as Native Americans. They boarded three Tea ships. They dumped 342 chests of â¦Tea into the Boston Harbor. Several colonists dumped tea into the Boston Harbor to Boycott or Protest the Tea act.
DATES OF CONFLICT: BEGAN: April 25, 1846--The first battle between the Mexican and U.S. armies. ENDED: February 2, 1848--The signing of the Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo. BELLIGERENTS The United States of America VS.
During the Mexican-American War (1846-1848), both America and Mexico fought for control of Texas. When that war ended, (by agreement) the fast-growing U. S. took possession of Texas, and what is now California, Utah, most of Arizona, smaller parts of New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming, and of course, Nevada. Brigham Young brought his Mormon flock into Utah, and many settled in neighboring Nevada.