In response to the Boston Tea Party, the British Parliament:

A. passed new laws designed to give the colonists in Boston more right to govern themselves.
B. repealed the Stamp Act and allowed greater representation for the colonists in the parliament.
C. closed Boston Harbor and placed the government of Massachusetts under direct British control.
D. imposed additional taxes on glass, paint, and lead that was imported by the colonists in Boston.
E. wrote the Articles of Confederation to limit the freedom of American colonists.

Answer: C