What was the Boston Tea Party movement?

The Boston Tea Party was a political protest that took place on December 16, 1773, in Boston, Massachusetts, where American colonists, frustrated with British taxation without representation, dumped 342 chests of British tea into Boston Harbor. This act was a response to the Tea Act of 1773, which granted the British East India Company a monopoly on tea sales in the colonies. The protest was a pivotal moment in the buildup to the American Revolution, as it galvanized colonial opposition to British rule and led to increased tensions between the colonies and the British government.