What Was the Point of the Boston Tea Party of 1773

question 18

Multiple Choice

What was the point of the Boston Tea Party of 1773 and others like it?

• A) To chase British governors from office and send them back to England
• B) To convince Britain to repeal the Stamp Act
• C) To prevent tea from being taken from arriving ships to be sold in the colonies
• D) To stand up to the British military who were stationed in colonial ports
• E) To make a symbolic statement of protest

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