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∙ 12y agoThe colonist hated the Tea Act because they were forced to pay tax on tea. They could only trade tea with the East India Company so they could charge as much as they wanted. The colonist protested with the Boston Tea Party.
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∙ 9y agoThe American colonists were not necessarily opposed to taxation on tea. They were opposed to the idea that they were being taxed without having any representation in the bills that created the laws.
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∙ 12y agoThe taxes imposed by the British. B.F. said, "No taxation without representation." mmmmmk.
Yes correct but that was before this happend that was when they had the Stamp Act and then they repealed that to have the Townshends act whitch made tax on all imported goods from Britain They reapled both of those for the resone of the Sons of Liberty and all those people protesting so they just made tax for tea to just say we still own you we have the right to tax you
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∙ 10y agothey Disliked it cause they felt there rights violated
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∙ 11y agobecause, England voted for the taxes, not America, AKA the 13 colonies. Second of all the taxes went to England, for a war America wasn't in.
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∙ 13y agothey didn't buy British tea because of the high taxes. the colonists thought if they didn't buy British tea, the British would lower the taxes.
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They raise taxes on tea.
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What methods did the colonists use in their struggle with British authorities and how did the British try to counteract them?
The British tried to tax the colonists for all goods and services, and the colonists finally refused to pay and dumped all the English tea in the Boston Harbor, which came to be known as the Boston Tea Party. Next came the Revolutionary War, which the colonists won and signed the Declaration of Independence and won their independence from England.
What did the colonists do to prevent the British from disarming them?
The colonist had a Tea Party.they marched downto the docks in southie,Boston and through barrels of tea into the ocean to protest the extreme upward spike of the tarriff or tax on tea.
Why did the colonists oppose English taxes?
American colonists objected to British taxes because the colonists had no vote on the taxes and no representation in the British parliament. The colonists' catchphrase for protests was "taxation without representation", because they were being taxed without representation in the parliament and that's why they were mad.
Important people of the Tea Act?
The Tea act happened because of Britain needing money to pay for the French & Indian war. They taxed colonists and when they refused to pay, Britain ran out of money. So when the king's close friend in the British East India Company said he was overstocked with tea. The King bought this tea hoping to sell it to the colonist for very cheap but taxing it. This act put many importers out of business so the colonists got mad. They stole tea from one of the boats, and dumped it into the harbor as a political movement to show the British that the don't need them. Hope this helps :)
What did the colonists do in America that caused the British to make The Massachusetts Bay Regulating Act?
They carried out the Boston Tea Party.
Why did the colonist refuse to buy tea?
they didn't buy British tea because of the high taxes. the colonists thought if they didn't buy British tea, the British would lower the taxes.
Did the Tea Act state that colonists had to buy tea from China?
No, they boycotted British tea
On which product did the British pass a measure stating that the colonists could buy it from no one but the British?
tea
Why did the british east India company had a surplus of tea?
It had a surplus of tea because the colonists wouldn't buy from them, for they did not appreciate the British taxing them on anything.
What law was designed as a consequence for the Boston Tea Party?
The Tea Act was passed and the colonists did not want to buy any more British tea .
Why did the colonists spill all the tea into the ocean?
the colonist did not want to pay taxes for tea and did not want to buy from only the british companys
Why did the colonists destroy the British tea?
because the british kept taxing the tea! so the colonists decided too protest, and dump the tea into Boston Harbor
Why did the colonists oppose the intolerable act?
The Intolerable Acts made the American colonists so angry because of the Stamp Act, the Tea Act, and taxes. The British would make their own materials with stamps that on it that approves that it is from the British(they could only buy items from the British). Then the Tea Act in1773. The law allowed British merchants to sell tea in the colonies for less money than anyone else. Many colonists saw this as an attempt by the British government to force other tea merchants out of busness. Once the other tea sellers were shut down, the British would raise the prices on their own tea. To the colonists, this was unacceptable. The British government put tax on everything!
What were some of the ways colonists protested the Britain taxes?
Another way instead of the Boston Tea Party that colonists might have done to protest the Tea Act was not buying the British tea. If many colonists didn't buy tea from Britain or just stop drinking it then the British wouldn't be making a profit from that sale and this would anger them because they need money. Maybe the British would lower the prices or make a compromise with the colonies.
What other ways beside the Boston tea act party might colonists have protested the tea act?
Another way instead of the Boston Tea Party that colonists might have done to protest the Tea Act was not buying the British tea. If many colonists didn't buy tea from Britain or just stop drinking it then the British wouldn't be making a profit from that sale and this would anger them because they need money. Maybe the British would lower the prices or make a compromise with the colonies.
What boycott urged colonists not to buy or import British goods?
The tea party I think. The colonists dressed up as indians and dumped all the overpriced tea overboard trying to prove a point in which the prices were to high.
What was the British response to the colonists' actions of the tea act?
the british made them pay for all the destroyed tea
