Question

which of the following best describes the events of boston tea party in 1773?
indigenous people boarded ships in boston harbor and dumped a shipment of tea into the water.
colonists in disguise boarded ships in boston harbor and dumped a shipment of tea in the water.
the british dumped tea in boston harbor after colonists boycotted a shipment of tea and refused to buy it.
colonists met in boston’s old south meeting house to discuss how to smuggle tea into the colonies.

Explanation:

The Boston Tea Party in 1773 was an event where American colonists, disguised as Native Americans, boarded British tea ships in Boston Harbor and dumped tea into the water to protest the Tea Act. The first option is incorrect as it was colonists (not Indigenous people in the sense of Native Americans here, but colonists in disguise as them) ; the third is wrong as the British didn't dump the tea; the fourth is wrong as they didn't meet to smuggle tea but to protest and then dump it. The second option correctly states colonists in disguise boarded ships and dumped tea.

Answer:

B. Colonists in disguise boarded ships in Boston Harbor and dumped a shipment of tea in the water. (assuming the second option is labeled B, if the original options had labels like A, B, C, D, adjust the label as per the original. If not, based on the order, the second option: "Colonists in disguise boarded ships in Boston Harbor and dumped a shipment of tea in the water.")