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The British began to change the taxes on tea. They were LOWERING the tax ( not increasing it) and the smugglers of Dutch tea into the colonies got upset because it would mean they would have a higher tea price than the British. So, the tea party was arranged to protest the tax. Some where along the line the tax story became one of the British making the tax higher without the consent of the colonies, but that is not true.

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