What was the date of the Boston Tea Party?

a) December 16, 1773

b) December 16, 1774

c) December 16, 1775

d) December 16, 1776

The Boston Tea Party was basically a protest on December 16, 1773. It was a political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts. Protesters were angry over new taxation act and they dumped 342 chests of imported into the harbor.