How did Parliament respond to the Boston Tea Party in December 1773?
A) Parliament joked that the colonials had hosted the largest tea party in history.
B) Parliament passed the Coercive Acts, which included closing the port of Boston and taking over the colony's governance.
C) Some members protested, but in the end the constitutionally protected right of assembly had to be accepted.
D) Parliament suspended Massachusetts from the British Empire for a period of 10 years and imposed a fine of $50,000 for destroying 20 tons of tea.
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