How did the Boston tea party lead to the revolutionary war

The Boston Tea Party lead to the revolutionary war because it was the first time the colonists rebelled against the British. The Boston Tea Party was one of many of confrontations to the British from Charleston, South Carolina, to York, Maine, in 1773 and 1774 to prevent shipments of East India tea from entering the Colonies.

The Boston Tea Party was the key-event for the Revolutionary War. With this act, the colonists started the violent part of the revolution. It was the first try of the colonists, to rebel with violence against their own government.