The result of the Boston Tea Party as an act of protest against taxation was a significant escalation of tensions between the American colonies and the British government. Occurring in 1773, American colonists, disguised as Mohawk Indians, dumped an entire shipment of tea into Boston Harbor to oppose the Tea Act, which they perceived as unjust taxation without representation. The British response included punitive measures like the Intolerable Acts, leading to a unification of the colonies and ultimately paving the way for the American Revolution.