Parliament responded to the Boston Tea Party by
A. reducing the geographic size of the colony.
B. repealing the Tea Act.
C. threatening to launch a war against the Massachusetts militia.
D. withdrawing its military protection of Massachusetts.
E. reducing the powers of self-government in Massachusetts.
E
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