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It allowed the British East India Company to monopolize the selling of tea in the North American colonies.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe tea merchants weren't able to smuggle good because of this act.
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What do the Tea Act and the stamp act have in common?
the stamp act was to tax on any paper items from the postal services such as stamps and the tea act was the tax on tea so people would have to pay for the tea
How did colonists protest the stamp act and the tea act?
they had the Boston tea party (where they dumped the tea into the Boston harbor)
Did the Tea Act state that colonists had to buy tea from China?
No, they boycotted British tea
What was the Tea Act of 1773?
The Tea Act maintained the Townshend tariffs. it was an attempt to save the East India Tea company.
Why was that Parliament passed the Tea Act not one of the ways that british punished Massachuetts after the Boston Tea Party?
The Tea Act was passed in 1773, before the Boston Tea Party. The Boston Tea Party was a protest against the tea act, as tea smugglers and merchants were afraid cheap tea would put them out of business. Since it was the reason for the Boston Tea Party, it could not be a punishment for Massachusetts.
What does the Tea Act cause?
The tea act(act that made tea have taxes) caused the Boston Tea Party(hundreds of colonists throw British tea into the ocean.)
What act is before the Tea Act?
The tea act was a tax on all tea in the colonies. It was made to help pay for the French and Indian war.
The Boston Tea Party was in response to what act?
The tea act
Which company was the only legal source of tea in the colonies?
The East India Tea Company was the only legal source of tea in the colonies.
Is Tea Act a law?
to sell tea
Why was the tea act written?
the tea act was written because of history
What do the Tea Act and the stamp act have in common?
the stamp act was to tax on any paper items from the postal services such as stamps and the tea act was the tax on tea so people would have to pay for the tea
Who took place in the tea act?
The colonist and the East India Tea Company were the main character in the Tea Act
When did the tea act officially end?
The Tea Act ended right after the Boston Tea Party(December 16, 1773).
What year did tea act is passed resulting in Boston tea party?
The Tea Act was passed on May 10, 1773.
Response of tea act?
The Boston Tea Party.
How did colonists protest the stamp act and the tea act?
they had the Boston tea party (where they dumped the tea into the Boston harbor)
