Question

What event constituted the Boston Tea Party?

a)Colonists, protesting the Tea Act, burned a British ship along with its cargo of tea.

b)British ships carrying tea were forced to return to England without offloading their cargo at Boston.

c)Colonists, dressed as Mohawk Indians, boarded a docked British ship carrying tea and dumped the tea into the sea.

d)British soldiers opened fire on colonists protesting the Townshend Duties in Boston, killing five and wounding eight.

Answer 1

If event constituted, means like what led to it- to the tea party then it is A.

Answer 2

Yeah it's C. I looked it up again after posting the first time and found the same answer. This standoff was broken when a group of up to sixty revolutionaries disguised as Mohawks stormed Griffin's Wharf in Boston. They announced their intention to unload the ships into the harbor, and enlisted the cooperation of the ships crew. This was no riot or act of terror, the party attempted to prevent damage to the ships. They even replaced a padlock they had to break to get access to cargo. Over they next two hours, they would unload 90,000 pounds of tea into the ocean and set in to motion the events of America's revolution.

Answer 3

Let us know if the answer, plizzzz!

Answer 4

(after you submit I mean)

Answer 5

The Boston Tea Party. Tempers flared and emotions took over in 1773. When the East India Company faced near bankruptcy, George III gave it the right to sell tea to the American colonists at a lower price than smuggled tea. Many colonists opposed this move, fearing that it would hurt the colonial tea business. The company sent out ships loaded with tea to Philadelphia, New York, and Boston. The officials at Philadelphia and New York refused to allow the ships to dock in their harbors, but the governor of Massachusetts allowed the ship to dock at Boston harbor. The colonists were so infuriated by this decision that they dressed as Indians, boarded the ship, and threw the tea into the harbor.

Answer 6

hope this helps:j

Answer 7

@michelle_DrNiah, and what do you think is the answer according to this article?

I think it is A and C, the dressed as Indians and... protesting against the Tea act.
just reading interpretation, I know English... TNX!

Answer 8

@SolomonZelman, I'd like to know where you read that a cargo ship was burned? I've read many sites on this to try and find the answer and not one of those said that they were burned. I'm just curious as to how you got that answer..

Answer 9

OH, i didn't pay attention to cargo shio, I saw "Colonists, protesting the Tea Act" and just right away though.... you know what I mean, right?

Answer 10

I understand lol. But yeah, I was like where is Solomon reading it was burned D:

Answer 11

Its C. because they never burned anything; they just tore everything to pieces &dumped all of the tea. "Dumping the tea" is THE most important thing.

Answer 12

& your welcome:j

Answer 13

it wasn't C

Answer 14

what was it?

Answer 15

@x-Jamie-x, @michelle_DrNiah see?

Answer 16

It still doesn't mean that A was correct. @SolomonZelman

Answer 17

Did I say it does, all I said was it is not C. So you misled...

Answer 18

I understand you didn't say that, I'm also just putting it out there that even though Michelle and I were wrong, it doesn't mean any of us are correct.

Answer 19

Ok!

Answer 20

@superman14, what was the correct answer?

Answer 21

Dang!

Answer 22

It's not i just tried that and it's wrong! So yeah...

Answer 23

Well C worked for me (: just saying. I have plato so C works for this question if anyone has plato.