Question

What was the boston tea party. and why did it occur

Answer 1

Explanation:

Because the British refused to lift high tax on tea

Answer 2

The Boston Tea Party was a political protest that occurred on December 16, 1773, at Griffin's Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts. American colonists, 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.