Which Is True of the Boston Tea Party

question 78

Multiple Choice

Which is true of the Boston Tea Party?

• A) Mohawk Indians destroyed the tea.
• B) Benjamin Franklin supported it.
• C) Americans destroyed forty-six tons of tea.
• D) It forced the British to repeal the tea tax.
• E) Most Bostonians did not support it.

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