Flashcards: U.S. Foreign Policy from Pre-Columbian History to 1789

The event known as the Boston Tea Party was in response to __________.

increased stationing of British troops in the American colonies as peacekeepers

a limit on the amount of tea being imported into the American colonies

easing of regulations on tea and other products by the British Parliament

increased militia building among the American colonies

increased imposition of taxes on the American colonies by the British Parliament

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