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I suspect the notorious John Hancock. He was a big-time tea smuggler and had a lot to lose under the new legislation which allowed the British East India Company to bring tea into the American colonies tax-free. He was also suspected by the British authorities of illegal activity and had narrowly escaped from one criminal charge.
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∙ 11y agoThe Boston Tea Party was a protest of the lowering of the cost of the British tea by the government and the East India tea company who had gotten a bail out from the crown in 1773. The smugglers in the colonies found the Dutch tea that they sold was higher in price than the British tea, so they staged the Boston Tea Party and others in harbors in the colonies ( Hamilton was one of the largest smugglers in the colonies and a founding member of the Son's of Liberty). The cost of tea also went as far back as the Navigation Acts and the restricting of trade to and from the colonies passed from 1650-1733. Tea was also taxed in 1767 in the Townsend Acts.
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Is the Boston Tea Party a success or failure?
•The Boston Tea Party was considered successful and a failure because the king lowered taxes but right after it started a war.
How do you put Boston Tea Party into a sentence?
The Boston Tea Party occurred in Boston. Many crates of tea were dumped into the Boston Harbor during the Boston Tea Party. that's all i can think of
Who war responsible for the Boston Tea Party?
The colonists were responsible for the Boston tea party.
Was the Boston Tea Party at day or night?
The Boston Tea Party was at night.
When did the colonies start getting taxed for tea?
They started getting taxed around 1773, the time of the Boston Tea Party
Why the Boston Tea Party started?
The British imposed a tax on tea.
Who was affected by the Boston massacre?
After the Boston massacre was the Boston Tea Party/ tea act. They repealed all of the unpopular taxes on the colonists except tax on tea. That led into the Boston Tea party which began in 1773. Hope it helps you out!
What was the Boston tea party called?
the boston tea party..........
What does tea stand for in tea party movement?
It's a reference to the Boston Tea Party. The acronym started with "Taxed Enough Already."
Did the Boston tea party take place in Boston?
yes it was a great influence to the Boston tea party and was allied with Massachusetts (the state that Boston was and is in). for punishment resulting in the tea party, shipment was forbidden along the cape and long island sound which affected connecticutt as well as Boston.
What did the navigation acts do?
punished Boston for the tea party
Did The Intolerable Acts lead to the Boston Tea Party?
No, the Intolerable Acts was a result of the Boston Tea Party. The Tea Act led to the Boston Tea Party
When 300 chest of the tea were dumped into Boston harbor what was the event called?
the Boston tea party
How did colonists defy britains attempts at regulation and taxation?
Boston tea party
Is the Boston Tea Party a success or failure?
•The Boston Tea Party was considered successful and a failure because the king lowered taxes but right after it started a war.
Was the Boston tea party in Boston?
ya that's why they call it ''Boston'' tea party
What did they Boston Tea Party have with the Boston Tea Party?
Nothing. It was a protest.
