What event constituted the Boston Tea Party?. . a)Colonists, protesting the Tea Act, burned a British ship along with its cargo of tea.. . b)British ships carrying tea were forced to return to England without offloading their cargo at Boston.. . c)Colonists, dressed as Mohawk Indians, boarded a docked British ship carrying tea and dumped the tea into the sea.. . d)British soldiers opened fire on colonists protesting the Townshend Duties in Boston, killing five and wounding eight.