During which event did American colonists throw tea into Boston Harbor as a protest?

The Boston Tea Party is the event during which American colonists protested against British taxation by throwing tea into Boston Harbor. This act of defiance took place on December 16, 1773, as a response to the Tea Act, which granted the British East India Company the right to sell tea directly to the colonies, undermining local merchants and increasing the tax burden on the colonists.

The Boston Tea Party was significant because it represented a unified act of resistance by the colonists against what they considered unjust taxation without representation. The act was not only a direct protest against the Tea Act but also a broader opposition to British authority and control over colonial affairs. This event became a catalyst for the American Revolution, galvanizing further opposition to British rule and encouraging other colonies to join in the fight for independence.

The other events mentioned are not associated with this specific protest: the Boston Massacre involved the killing of five colonists by British soldiers, the Intolerable Acts were punitive measures enacted by Britain in response to the Boston Tea Party, and the First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from the colonies to organize resistance against British rule, taking place after the Boston Tea Party.