Boston Tea Party is associated with the?

The correct answer is American Independence.
The Boston Tea Party was a pivotal political protest that took place on December 16, 1773, in Boston, Massachusetts. It is considered one of the most significant events leading up to the American Revolutionary War and the eventual independence of the United States from British rule.

What Happened?

Angry at the British government for imposing "taxation without representation," a group of colonial protestors known as the Sons of Liberty disguised themselves as Mohawk Indians and boarded three British tea ships (the Dartmouth, the Eleanor, and the Beaver). They dumped 342 chests of tea—imported by the British East India Company—into the freezing waters of Boston Harbor.

Key Causes

• The Tea Act of 1773: The British Parliament passed this act to help the struggling East India Company, allowing them to sell tea in the colonies at a lower price but still including a tax.


• Taxation Without Representation: The American colonists argued that they should not be taxed by a British Parliament in which they had no elected representatives.


• The Monopoly: Colonists were frustrated that the British government was granting a monopoly to a single company, hurting local merchants.

The British Reaction: The Intolerable Acts

The British government, led by King George III, was outraged by the destruction of property. In response, they passed a series of harsh laws known as the Coercive Acts (which the colonists called the Intolerable Acts). These laws:

• Closed Boston Harbor until the tea was paid for.


• Took away the self-governing rights of Massachusetts.


• Allowed British troops to be quartered in colonists' homes.

Link to American Independence

Instead of crushing the rebellion, the Intolerable Acts backfired. They unified the thirteen colonies in their hatred of British overreach. This led directly to the convening of the First Continental Congress in 1774 and the first shots of the American Revolution at Lexington and Concord in 1775.While the Battle of Bunker Hill and Abraham Lincoln (often misspelled as Ibrahim in old texts) are also part of American history, they occurred much later. The Boston Tea Party remains the symbolic "spark" that ignited the movement for a free and independent nation.