Which statement best summarizes how the people of South Carolina responded to the Tea Act?

A They called for calm and a stop to protests against British policies in order to protect their economy .


B They began to create what would become the first state government to represent its citizens and resist British policies.


C South Carolina condemned Massachusetts for its role in the Boston Tea Party and rallied other colonies against them.


D South Carolina's Commons House of Assembly passed the Intolerable Acts in an attempt to protect colonists from British policies.