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When colonists staged the Boston Tea Party what were they really protesting?
The colonists held the Boston Tea Party because of the Tea Act, which stated that only the East India Company could sell tea in the colonies, and this was taxed three pence per pound.
What message did the Boston Tea Party send the British?
The colonists were outraged when the British taxed the colonists (after the French Indian War) crazy amounts. The British had a large tax on the colonists favorite drink, tea. So the colonists dumped a ton of tea off a British ship in Boston Harbor to make the point that they did not want to be taxed so heavily.
What the purpose of the Boston tea party?
The purpose of the Boston Tea Party, was to show the British government that the colonists were mad that they were being taxed on Tea. So a group of men called the Sons of Liberty, threw 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor, to show their anger.
What did England do that upset the colonists?
The colonists destroyed all of the tea (the Boston tea party), Making the British mad because not only were they in debt already but now they were millions of dollars in debt because of the colonists.
What was the purpose of the Boston party?
The purpose of the Boston Tea Party, was to show the British government that the colonists were mad that they were being taxed on Tea. So a group of men called the Sons of Liberty, threw 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor, to show their anger.
How did colonists defy britains attempts at regulation and taxation?
Boston tea party
What do the letters TEA stand for in Tea Party?
Well the Boston Tea party was after officials in Boston refused to return shiploads of taxed tea to Britain, a group of colonists boarded the ships and destroyed the tea by throwing it into Boston HarborToday's modern tea party movement stands for:TaxedEnoughAlready
The colonists fury over taxation cliimaxed how?
Boston Tea Party
What did the colonists say to the king when they began to be taxed?
They said that it was unfair to tax them for thier needs. Because of this the boston tea party was activated. which they threw barrels of tea into the harbor
What was the colonists reaction to a tax on colonial tea?
They were furious and thought it was an unfair thing since they were being taxed without their conscious. Thats how it led to the Boston Tea Party.
What did the price of the tea have to do with the Boston Tea Party?
it cost alot and the colonies were being taxed on the tea so they dumped the tea in to the port
What was the name of the legislation that taxed tea?
Boston Tea Party, I think
