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They did not like to buy tea from one company because it was more expensive England had the cheapest tea that's why they bought the tea from England So that they would have to pay less they would have to pay tax but the total for England was way cheaper that the total of the one company.
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∙ 11y agothey felt that the British had no right coming over to America and just taxing the hell out of them so they refused to pay taxes this was one of the many events that led to the American revolution
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∙ 15y agoBecause they felt like it
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∙ 12y agobecause the british taxed the tea
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3 How did the Boston Tea Party express the views of many colonists?
It showed that the colonists strongly protested the tea tax.
What were the taxes that were imposed on the colonists?
There was the tax stamp, tea tax, and the sugar act.
How did the colonists show they opposed new British taxes?
they did Boston tea party and declared war Boycotting taxed products deprived the Crown of the intended revenue.
Why was the sons of liberty established?
The Sons of Liberty was established when the British wanted to put a tax on tea. The colonists reacted to this by creating The Sons of Liberty which Sam Adams was the leader He and other colonists made a plan to dump all tea into the Boston harbor. The reason for the dumping of the tea in the harbor is because the British was putting a tax on tea and you can't have "taxation without representation". The British had no representatives to the reason why they were putting a tax on the tea. Although we know why.
Was the Boston tea party really effective?
Yes it was. It told England that the colonists won't take the tea if they are going to tax them.
Why are the new colonists so opposed to the new tax on tea?
Because they felt like it
What is the name of the destruction of a cargo of tea by colonists who were opposed to the tea tax?
The Boston tea party.
What destruction of a cargo of tea by colonists who were opposed to the tea tax is known as the?
The Boston Tea Party.
The destruction of a cargo of tea by colonists who were opposed to the tea tax is known as what tea party?
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in the harbor of Boston in 1773. Several cargoes of tea were destroyed in opposition to the tea tax imposed by the British Empire.
Why did the American colonists tear down the statue of king george?
Because they opposed the tea tax and did not want to be branded as followers of the King.
How did Boston colonists protests the new british tax on tea?
The colonists dressed up as Indians and threw british tea into the Boston Harbor and that act is now known as the Boston Tea Party
Were tax on tea reasonable?
the british put tax on tea cause the colonists were being violent
Why did the colonists throw the tea overboard in the Boston tea partycolonists th?
Because the colonists objected to the monopoly on tea and the import duty. Because the colonists did not like Britain put a tax on tea.
3 How did the Boston Tea Party express the views of many colonists?
It showed that the colonists strongly protested the tea tax.
What were the taxes that were imposed on the colonists?
There was the tax stamp, tea tax, and the sugar act.
What unites the Stamp Act the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party?
All were related to British Taxes. The stamp act was and is a tax. New York still has it. The Boston Massacre happened because high taxes put a lot of people out of work just like in New York today. People out of work blamed solders (revenuers) enforcing the tax laws. They threw stones at them (Infitada). The solders shot them. The Boston Tea Party occurred because the colonists opposed a tax on tea and would not let a ship unload its tea until the tax was repealed. Tea is not taxed specifically except in places that have sales tax.
Why did the colonist throw the tea overboard in the Boston Tea party?
Because the colonists objected to the monopoly on tea and the import duty. Because the colonists did not like Britain put a tax on tea.
