Question

the sons of liberty initiated the boston tea party in direct response to
a the removal of british troops from massachusetts during the french and indian war
b parliaments passage of the intolerable acts
c british efforts to protect the east india company from bankruptcy
d british attacks on colonial troops at lexington and concord
e lord hillsboroughs decision to dissolve the massachusetts assembly

Explanation:

The Boston Tea Party was a protest against the Tea Act of 1773, which was a British effort to help the East - India Company by giving it a monopoly on tea sales in the American colonies. The Sons of Liberty dumped British - imported tea into Boston Harbor in response to this act that protected the East India Company from bankruptcy. The Intolerable Acts came after the Boston Tea Party as a punitive measure by the British Parliament. The events at Lexington and Concord occurred later in the lead - up to the American Revolution. The removal of British troops during the French and Indian War and the dissolution of the Massachusetts Assembly were not direct causes of the Boston Tea Party.

Answer:

C. British efforts to protect the East India Company from bankruptcy