What event in 1773 involved the colonists dumping tea into Boston harbor?

What event in 1773 involved the colonists dumping tea into Boston harbor?

• A. Boston Massacre
• B. Tea Act
• C. Coercive Acts
• D. Boston Tea Party

Answer: (D)

The event involves a bold act of colonial protest against taxation and monopoly. In 1773, to oppose the Tea Act that kept a tax on tea and gave the East India Company a monopoly, colonists in Boston staged a dramatic demonstration by boarding ships in the harbor and dumping 342 chests of tea into the water. This act, carried out on December 16, 1773, became a famous symbol of resistance to British control and helped push tensions toward the American Revolution. In response, Britain tightened its grip with the Coercive Acts, while the earlier Boston Massacre and the Tea Act refer to other moments or laws in the growing conflict.

The event involves a bold act of colonial protest against taxation and monopoly. In 1773, to oppose the Tea Act that kept a tax on tea and gave the East India Company a monopoly, colonists in Boston staged a dramatic demonstration by boarding ships in the harbor and dumping 342 chests of tea into the water. This act, carried out on December 16, 1773, became a famous symbol of resistance to British control and helped push tensions toward the American Revolution. In response, Britain tightened its grip with the Coercive Acts, while the earlier Boston Massacre and the Tea Act refer to other moments or laws in the growing conflict.