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The first act that was passed that included tea was Townsend Act. Import duties were put on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea. This resulted in the colonies smuggling in the taxed items, but by 1770 the taxes were repealed with exception of tea. In 1733 the East India Company was in trouble and to help the company the British government bailed out the company by having the company retail the tea at a reduced price to the colonies. They were able to do this by collecting the import duties when the tea was first brought into England rather than at the colonies. This move hurt the smuggler sales of tea and made the cost of the smuggled Dutch tea higher in cost than the English causing the colonies to be upset over the cost of tea. One of the leading smugglers was Hamilton who was also a Son of Liberty member. The East India company was also allowed to sell its tea through middle men in the colonies that reduced the price of the tea further. It is a little hard to understand the colonial reaction over the Tea Act since the cost of the British tea went down, but there was resistance. The Boston Tea party was smugglers protesting the lowering of the tea tax and the fact they were loosing business. ( this is not told as part of the fable of the men dressed as Indians throwing the tea into the harbor, but the reality of what happened and why).
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What year was the Tea Act established?
The tea act was passed by the Parliament on May 10, 1773
Did the Tea Act get passed before the civil war?
the tea act did not get passed during the civil war
When was the tea act passed?
Hoping to help the British East Indian company out of it's financial problems, Parliament passed the Tea Act in 1773.
What did the British do when they passed the tea act?
The British reacted by closing the Boston Harbor so anyone and anything could not get out or in.
These acts were passed in response to the tea party?
AnswerThe Intolerable act was passed.
What year did tea act is passed resulting in Boston tea party?
The Tea Act was passed on May 10, 1773.
What year did the Tea Act passed by the Parliament?
It was passed by Parliament in the year of 1773.
What year was the Tea Act established?
The tea act was passed by the Parliament on May 10, 1773
What year did The Act end?
The Tea Act was a British legislation that granted a monopoly on tea to the East India Company in the American colonies. Parliament passed the Taxation of Colonies Act 1778 which repealed the Tea Act.
Did the Tea Act get passed before the civil war?
the tea act did not get passed during the civil war
When were the tea acts passed?
The tea act was passed by Parliament on May 10, 1773.
When was the tea act passed?
Hoping to help the British East Indian company out of it's financial problems, Parliament passed the Tea Act in 1773.
What date did the Tea Act Pass?
it was in 1773
What did the British do when they passed the tea act?
The British reacted by closing the Boston Harbor so anyone and anything could not get out or in.
These acts were passed in response to the tea party?
AnswerThe Intolerable act was passed.
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.
When the tea act was passed by the british Parliament what did it say?
what did they say
