What happened at the Boston Tea Party?

A. Several colonists were killed by British soldiers when they rioted against the high tax on tea.

B. Colonists disguised as Native Americans boarded British ships and threw chests of tea into Boston Harbor.

C. Colonists rioted against the high tax on tea, causing the British to leave Boston Harbor.

D. Colonists shipped all the tea back to England in protest of the Stamp Act.

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Ross Rosales

22 May, 08:22

What happened at the Boston Tea Party?

A. Several colonists were killed by British soldiers when they rioted against the high tax on tea.

B. Colonists disguised as Native Americans boarded British ships and threw chests of tea into Boston Harbor.

C. Colonists rioted against the high tax on tea, causing the British to leave Boston Harbor.

D. Colonists shipped all the tea back to England in protest of the Stamp Act.

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Zaid Krause · Answer 1

The answer would be B.

Colonists didn't like the tax on paper, and later on the British king started to tax tea. And the Colonists then really didn't appreciate that. So they disguised as Native Americans, and boarded British ships and threw chests of tea into the Boston Harbor.