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.