The correct answer is option (a) - Great Britain closed the port of Boston. The Boston Tea Party, which took place on December 16, 1773, was a political protest carried out by American colonists against the British government's imposition of taxes on tea. A group of colonists, disguised as Mohawk Indians, boarded three British ships in the Boston Harbor and dumped 342 chests of tea into the water as a protest against the tax. This act had several effects, with one major consequence being the closure of the port of Boston by the British as a form of punishment for the rebellious actions of the colonists. This decision severely impacted the economy of Boston and angered the colonists, further fueling the growing tensions between the American colonies and Great Britain.
