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Why was the colonial protest important?
tax on tea tax on tea
What was the colonial reaction to englands tax on the cheaper tea?
Boston tea party
What was a colonial action to England's tax on cheaper tea?
Boston tea party
What event was a colonial protest of the tax on tea?
Boston Tea Party
What was the response to the Boston Tea Party?
tax of 1773
How much was the tax on tea in 1773?
3 pence per pound. It was considerably lower than the previous tax, but tricked the colonial merchants out of their money.
Was the Boston Tea Party taxing other thing than tea?
The Boston Tea Party was a (traditionally believed) response to the British tea tax. The Tea Party itself taxed nothing.
Why did England decide to tax sugar and tea during the colonial era?
England taxed tea and sugar during colonial times to pay for the military protection of the colonies from possible attacks from Native Americans and their French Allies.
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.
Which of the the British colonial acts did not raise taxes or tariffs?
The "Tea Act" of 1773 allowed the importation of tea by the East India Company into America, which made it subject to the Townshend Act of 1767, the actual tea tax.
Why did the british keep the tax on tea?
The British kept the tax on tea primarily to assert their authority over the American colonies and to raise revenue to pay off debts from the Seven Years' War. The tax was part of a broader strategy to maintain control and generate income from colonial trade. The infamous Tea Act of 1773 aimed to help the struggling British East India Company by allowing it to sell tea directly to the colonies, which ultimately led to colonial resentment and the Boston Tea Party as a protest against taxation without representation.
Is there a tax on tea?
In the US, there is NOOO tax on tea.
