Question

why was the boston tea party seen as an act of rebellion?
it was a protest that included the illegal dumping of a shipment of goods.
it was a violent clash that led to the death of colonists at the hands of british troops.
it was a series of protests that harmed british trade and led to the repeal of the stamp act.
it was a sizable cancellation of tea orders to boycott the shipment of british tea into the colonies.

Explanation:

The Boston Tea Party was a protest where colonists dressed as Mohawk Indians boarded British ships and dumped tea into Boston Harbor. This was an illegal act as the tea was private property. The other options are incorrect: the violent clash leading to colonist deaths is the Boston Massacre; the protests harming British trade and leading to the Stamp Act repeal refer to earlier colonial protests; and a sizable cancellation of tea orders is not what happened (they dumped the tea, not just cancelled orders).

Answer:

It was a protest that included the illegal dumping of a shipment of goods.