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Which one of the following statements related to the Boston Tea Party on December 16, 1773 during the American War of Independence is correct?

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A . The revolutionaries stealthily entered into the ships and threw all the chests of tea into the water

B . The revolutionaries hosted a Tea Party in the honour of Charles Townshend, the British Chancellor of the Exchequer in order to place their grievances before him

C . It marked a celebration when Lord North, the successor of Townshend, repealed some of the duties imposed by Townshend

D . It was a protest against the Quebec Act

Answer: Option A
Answer: (a)On the night of December 16, 1773, Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty boarded three ships in the Boston harbour and threw 342 chests of tea overboard. This resulted in the passage of the punitive Coercive Acts in 1774 and pushed the two sides closer to war.

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