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Which best describes why the boston tea party is considered such a significant event in us history?it was the first major act of defiance by the colonists.it protested taxation without representation.it inhibited britain's ability to collect taxes.it planted the seeds for the development of the continental army?

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it was the first major act of defiance by the colonists

The Boston Tea Party was a defining event in American history. The implication and impact of the defiance was so enormous that it ultimately led to the start of the American Revolution


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