Excellent links..........btw there are some who believe the Boston Tea Party was nothing of the such......the belief is that there was a demonstration by the locals but they were actually dumping drugs such as opium that were being delivered for distribution into the colonies by the Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. The company had used such drugs to keep local populations subdued has they were building their empire around the world. Don't know if this is true or not but it would be an interesting twist to the story.
I heard they were shipping magic spears, leprechauns, and cod-liver oil that could turn a man into a newt. Not sure if it's true, but it's an intriguing theory.
No it is not true. The tea belonged to the East India Company and the tax was imposed for it.
Opium was not much used for another couple of decades.