The law that resulted in violence and property destruction, leading to the closing of Boston Harbor, was the C. Tea Act. The act prompted the Boston Tea Party in 1773, where colonists protested against British taxation by throwing tea into the harbor. The subsequent British response included the Intolerable Acts, which aimed to punish the colony of Massachusetts, including the closing of Boston Harbor. However, the initial act that sparked the violence and destruction was the Tea Act.
Which law resulted in violence and property destruction causing the closing of boston harbor?
A. Intolerable Acts
B. Stamp Act
C. Tea Act
D. Townshend Acts
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