The correct answer is (a) 1773 AD.
The Boston Tea Party was an act of 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,” destroyed an entire shipment of tea sent by the British East India Company. The event was the first major act of defiance to British rule and a significant step towards the American Revolution.
The Boston Tea Party was the culmination of a series of events that had been building up for years. In 1765, the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act, which imposed a tax on all paper goods used in the colonies. The colonists protested the Stamp Act, and it was repealed in 1766. However, the British government continued to pass taxes on the colonies, including the Townshend Acts in 1767 and the Tea Act in 1773.
The Tea Act gave the British East India Company a monopoly on the tea trade in the colonies. This angered the colonists, who felt that the company was being given an unfair advantage. They also objected to the fact that the Tea Act was passed without their consent.
On December 16, 1773, a group of colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians boarded three British ships in Boston Harbor and dumped 342 chests of tea into the water. The event became known as the Boston Tea Party.
The Boston Tea Party was a major turning point in the relationship between the colonies and Britain. It showed the British government that the colonists were willing to take drastic action to resist its authority. The event also helped to unite the colonies against Britain and paved the way for the American Revolution.
The other options are incorrect because they are not the year in which the Boston Tea Party took place.