During the following decade, protests by colonists—known as Patriots—continued to escalate, as in the（）in 1773 during which Patriots destroyed a consignment of taxed tea from the Parliament-controlled-and-favored East India Company.

During the following decade, protests by colonists—known as Patriots—continued to escalate, as in the（）in 1773 during which Patriots destroyed a consignment of taxed tea from the Parliament-controlled-and-favored East India Company.
正确答案：Boston Tea Party