Question

The colonists' major issue with the Townshend Acts was not the higher cost of tea. What evidence from the passage best supports this conclusion? A. Colonists had to spend more money on other goods such as paper. B. Colonists still would not buy British tea after the price was lowered. C. Colonists dumped 342 chests of British tea into the Boston Harbor. D. Colonists did not have representation in the British Parliament.

Answer 1

Answer: Colonists dumped 342 chests of British tea into the Boston Harbor.

Explanation: American colonists were frustrated and angry at Britain for imposing “taxation without representation,” dumped 342 chests of tea, imported by the British East India Company into the harbor.