A) victory for the Britain
I think yes but in a different way because without the boston tea party, the intolerable acts will probably never been made.
The correct answer is D) nothing specific
At that time, the US focused on other things such as repairing Europe and ensuring that it's economy was the strongest in the world. It was not so important for the US that Mao Zedong took over China.
It is important because it does not balance on a yearly basis, but rather on economy cycles. This means that budget deficits and surpluses are accounted for in the budget according to what economic cycle the country is in. That's why the definition of surplus and deficit changes depending on how successful the economy is.