Multiple choice

What was the result of the Boston Tea Party?

  1. It had little effect on the colonies.

  2. The event united the colonists and angered the British.

  3. It caused the British to leave the colonies.

  4. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Boston Tea Party was a protest against British taxation policies. It served to galvanize colonial resistance and provoked a harsh response from the British government, specifically the Intolerable Acts, which further united the colonies.

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