What event involved a demonstration by Boston residents who raided British ships and dumped tea into the harbor to protest taxes on tea?

• A. Boston Tea Party
• B. Intolerable Acts
• C. Civil Rights Movement
• D. Marbury v. Madison

Answer: (A)

The event being described is a bold act of civil disobedience tied directly to opposition to taxation. In 1773, Boston residents, frustrated with the Tea Act that taxed tea and gave the British East India Company a monopoly, boarded ships in Boston Harbor and dumped crates of tea into the water. This dramatic protest became a symbol of colonial resistance to taxes imposed without local representation and helped push the colonies toward seeking independence.

The other options refer to different things: the punitive laws Britain passed in response to earlier protests, a later 20th-century movement for equal rights, and a foundational Supreme Court case about how courts interpret laws. They do not describe the specific act of dumping tea in protest.