The Boston Tea Party Is an Example of How U

The Boston Tea Party is an example of how U.S. history really begins with China because

A) China placed a tax on the British who in turn taxed the colonists.
B) the British prohibited American traders from dealing directly with China.
C) the British recognized China as a more valuable market.
D) China attempted to export tea into the colonies.
E) most colonists had genealogical roots in China.