Must have been quite a "party"; the British passed 1774's "Intolerable Acts" to punish Massachusetts for it
Although Parliament passed these laws in 1723, 1754, and 1756 the 
British... [DOC] [TLE] Chapter 10: The Tea Party and the Intolerable Acts - Digital History [PAR] This chapter examines the issues underlying the tea party and these ... American 
and British merchants bought the tea in England and then sent it to the ... To keep 
the India Company from bankruptcy, Parliament passed the Tea Act in 1773.