Which one of the following statements related to the Boston Tea Party of 16th December, 1773 during the American War of Independence is correct?

Options

A. The revolutionaries stealthily entered into the ships and threw all the chests of tea into the water
B. The revolutionaries hosted a Tea Party in the honour of Charles Townshend, the British Chancellor of the Exchequer in order to place their grievances before him
C. It marked a celebration when Lord North, the successor of Townshend, repealed some of the duties imposed by Townshend
D. It was a protest against the Quebec Act