The Boston Tea Party set in motion events that ultimately led to the American Revolution. Before colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor, tensions were high. Britain had passed laws and sent troops. Blood had been shed. However, the Boston Tea Party damaged a great deal of property. It was an act of direct defiance. The British answered with the harshest laws they had yet passed. These laws proved “intolerable” to the colonists. Both sides began preparing for the war to come. Use the paragraph to answer the question. Which sentence states this main idea? A. The Boston Tea Party set in motion events that ultimately led to the American Revolution. B. Britain had passed strict laws and sent troops. C. It was an act of direct defiance. D. Both sides began preparing for the war to come.