The Boston Tea Party of December 1773
A. took place in response to Boston's turning away of several British merchant ships from the harbor.
B. shocked the other colonies into isolating Massachusetts.
C. took place after Bostonians failed to turn away ships laden with tea and shocked the other colonies into isolating Massachusetts.
D. frightened both sides in the conflict and triggered a year of relative peace.
E. triggered acts of resistance in other colonial cities and took place after Bostonians failed to turn away ships laden with tea.
E
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What will be an ideal response?
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