Which event took place in Boston on December 16, 1773, in protest of the Tea Act?
Answer: Boston Tea Party
Explanation: The Boston Tea Party was a political protest that occurred on December 16, 1773, at Griffin's Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts. American colonists, frustrated and angry at Britain for imposing “taxation without representation,” dumped 342 chests of tea, imported by the British East India Company into the harbor.