Which of the Following Statements About the Boston Tea Party

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the Boston Tea Party is accurate?

A) Native Americans led the charge against the British because they were most affected by taxes imposed on the colonies.
B) British governors held a luxurious gathering to flaunt that they had greater access to tea than the Americans and to tempt them to rebel.
C) Americans destroyed a large amount of valuable tea that belonged to the British to protest taxation without consent.
D) The episode was such a spectacle that it successfully forced the British to repeal the tea tax and ensured peace for another five years.
E) American revolutionaries failed to find enough supporters and participants in New England for the British to openly react to the gathering.