1775, right after the tea tax
Taxes on Tea
It was an expensive tax
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.
Actually, nothing was taxed by the Tea Act. It permitted the East India Tea Company to ship tea directly from China to the Colonies. It was the Stamp Act that placed taxes on tea and other things.
the tea taxes started in 1765
1775, right after the tea tax
In the US, there is NOOO tax on tea.
tax on tea tax on tea
tax on the tea to be paid
The Boston Tea Party happened in 1773, when patriots dumped tea into the Boston Harbor.
It was done to the British by the colonists. They dressed up as Indians and dumped English tea over the side of the ships in Boston Harbor because they didn't like the tax on tea.
Increase price and decreased quantity
the british put tax on tea cause the colonists were being violent
Taxes on Tea
It was an expensive tax
Originally it was a tax on tea and then the British lowered the tea tax. By doing that they made the cost of the Dutch smugglers tea higher in price. They wanted to stop the smuggling and wanted to keep the monopoly on tea and by bringing down the tax they achieved both things.