Will mark brainlist What was the purpose of the "tea parties" organized by American colonists?

to keep Boston Harbor open for trade

to encourage people to support the East India Tea Company

to protest the tax on tea

to establish meetings among members of the Sons of Liberty

C. To protest the tax on tea.

Explanation: "Tea parties" were held by American colonists in 1776 to protest the introduction of the British tax on tea. The purpose of the "tea parties" was to protest the tax on tea which caused taxation without representation which meant a lack of agreement between the government and the governed or people and this was a major issue for the colonists because they were being led or ruled or represented by a government in which they had no voice.

d. it adversely affected american productivity

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