Which of the following was the main reason for the tea to be
dumped into the harbor during
the Boston Tea Party?
A. Protesting the taxation of a popular good
B. Native Americans were trying to create a
monopoly on tea
C. The shipping industry was going bankrupt

The answer is C

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.