Tea Act 2. Why were Bostonians protesting on the evening of March 5, 1770? (1 Point) They were protesting about the British military and Revolutionary War They were protesting against not having a voice with the new laws and taxes within their colonies They were protesting for a new king in the American colonies to represent them King George Ill dared the colonist to protest against the new King of France Kings George III wanted cut taxes in the colonies and the colonist disagreed 3. What did the Stamp Act do to American colonist?