Multiple choice

The Boston Tea Party (December 16, 1773)

  1. was the first to serve cucumber sandwiches

  2. was a protest against taxation and import duties

  3. was a peace settlement between USA and native Americans

  4. was the first example of the Thanksgiving feast
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Explanation

The Boston Tea Party was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty against the Tea Act, which allowed the British East India Company to sell tea in the colonies without paying taxes, effectively undercutting local merchants.

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