Question

what role did parliament play in the events that led to the boston tea party

Answer 1

British Parliament, in a series of acts (the Indemnity Act, the Townshend Revenue Act, the Tea Act), were taxing tea imported from Britain to the American colonies, and at the same time help out the struggling British East India Company. These series of laws, and the belief of protesters that it violated their rights ("no taxation without representation") led to the Boston Tea Party. Colonists, disguised as American Indians, went on board the ships and dumped the chests of East India Company tea into the Boston harbor.

Answer 2

According to the Declaration of Independence, where does a government’s power come from?

Answer 3

the right of the people to institute a new government, in other words they get consent from the governed