What happened at the Boston Tea Party?(1 point)

Question

Responses

Citizens of Boston helped ship captains unload tea from their ships.
Citizens of Boston helped ship captains unload tea from their ships.

The Sons of Liberty forced British officials to drink tea.
The Sons of Liberty forced British officials to drink tea.

Opponents of the Tea Act of 1773 destroyed imported tea.
Opponents of the Tea Act of 1773 destroyed imported tea.

British officials and the Mohawk enjoyed tea together.

Answer 1

The correct response is: Opponents of the Tea Act of 1773 destroyed imported tea.

During the Boston Tea Party, which took place on December 16, 1773, American colonists, frustrated by British taxation without representation, boarded British ships and dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor as a protest against the Tea Act.