1) Caption reads:  The Boston Tea Party Ship, aka The Brig Beaver II, is an authentic replica of one of three ships involved in the historic Boston Tea Party. On the night of December 16, 1773, American patriots boarded three merchant vessels and threw 340 chests of tea into Boston Harbor to protest British "Taxation without Representation." The Tea Party is regarded as the single most important event leading to the American Revolution. The Ship and the Tea Party Museum are Permanent exhibits at Congress Street Bridge, Boston..