Question

Why was the Boston Tea Party so important to the cause of the Americans?

It became a symbol of the colonists' resistance to the British


It led to the passage of the Townshend Acts


The British lost a lot of tea and could not make money off the taxes


It showed unity between the Native Americans and the American colonists

Answer 1

It became a symbol of the colonists' resistance to the British cause the British were putting taxes on tea. 

Answer 2

The Boston Tea Party is also important because of both the British and American responses to the actions that followed the tea party. The British were furious with the actions of the colonists and needed to impose a “punishment”? for their rebellion. This came in the form of the Intolerable Acts.